# Incident 19850618033629I: Doug DC981, Las Vegas, NV, June 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1985, 11:52 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: PSAA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N819HA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D209
- People aboard: 99
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850618033629I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG AND PARTIAL POWER LOSS RIGHT ENGINE. RETURNED FOR LANDING. EXHAUST CONE BLOWN OFF AND TURBINE DAMAGE.

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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