# Incident 19851218067929I: Doug DC931, Melbourne, FL, December 18, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1985, 07:15 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8921E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8921E-2013-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 3
- 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/19851218067929I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON NR 1 ENGINE AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND FOUND DAMAGED TURBINE BLADES WITH CASE PENETRATION.

## Other reports on N8921E (1)

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

- [Incident 20051102032749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051102032749I), Nov 2, 2005: Doug DC931 (N8921E), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On November 2, 2005, at 2217 EST, a DC-9-31, N8921E, registered to northwest airlines, declared an emergency when six miles on final due to a slat…

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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