# Incident 19850131006329I: Doug DC931, Chicago, IL, January 31, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1985, 11:05 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 41.9875° N, 87.9214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9875&lon=-87.9214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8959E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8959E-1994-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85IA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85IA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850131006329I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOW N1 SPEED NR 2 ENGINE. ABORTED. AIRBORNE ON SECOND ATTEMPT, ENGINES LOST POWER, RETURNED. ICE ON BOTH ENGINES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI85IA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85IA101), Jan 31, 1985: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (N8959E), Chicago, IL, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N8959E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870130006049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870130006049I), Jan 30, 1987: Doug DC931 (N8959E), Sarasota - Brad, FL. Fuel reported coming out of wingtip during taxi and takeoff. Returned and checked fuel valves, vents, float valves.
- [Incident 19781204022349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781204022349I), Dec 4, 1978: Doug DC9 (N8959E), Columbus, GA, Damage unknown. While departing the ramp area, the pilot scraped and scratched the tail of a parked DC9.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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