29.9546° N, 90.0751° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 14, 1984 · 17:30 local
Place
New Orleans, LA
Airport
Moisant
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Aircraft
N3507T
Reported as
Doug DC932
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D15
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.
After takeoff had bad vibration, lost oil pressure, returned for landing. Failure of third stage turbine blades.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER TAKEOFF HAD BAD VIBRATION, LOST OIL PRESSURE, RETURNED FOR LANDING. FAILURE OF THIRD STAGE TURBINE BLADES.