44.9800° N, 93.2638° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 21, 1984
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
N538TX
Reported as
Doug DC931
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8*
People aboard
111
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine failure on takeoff climb. Second stage compressor failed. Cause undetermined.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILURE ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. SECOND STAGE COMPRESSOR FAILED. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.