29.6458° N, 95.2772° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WILLIAM P HOBBY (HOU), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
March 29, 1985 · 19:05 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
William P Hobby
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
MACA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N935MC
Reported as
Doug DC982
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D217
People aboard
152
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
27,000 total1,500 in this make and model220 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.
Loud explosion and arts fired after liftoff. Returned for landing. Turbine failure engine replaced.
As the FAA filed it
LOUD EXPLOSION AND ARTS FIRED AFTER LIFTOFF. RETURNED FOR LANDING. TURBINE FAILURE ENGINE REPLACED.