# Incident 19851019060239I: Doug DC951, Kahului, HI, October 19, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1985, 10:49 local time
- Place: Kahului, HI
- Airport: Kahului
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: HALA
- Location: 20.8986° N, 156.4305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KAHULUI (OGG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8986&lon=-156.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N709HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709HA-2006-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D17
- People aboard: 141
- 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/19851019060239I

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSION HEARD FROM NUMBER 2 ENGINE AT ROTATION. RETURNED TO FIND COMPRESSOR BLADE SEPARATED FROM THE ROTOR.

## Other reports on N709HA (2)

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

- [Incident 19930824035699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930824035699I), Aug 24, 1993: Doug DC951 (N709HA), Kahului, HI, Minor damage. Left wing tip struck runway as pilot was attempting to correct for wind gust. Found pilot had over controlled.
- [Incident 19790407012719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407012719I), Apr 7, 1979: Doug DC951 (N709HA), Detroit, MI. Crew experienced moderate uncontrollable yaw after takeoff. Stabilization augmentor computor failed.

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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