# Incident 19870130006049I: Doug DC931, Sarasota - Brad, FL, January 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1987, 10:52 local time
- Place: Sarasota - Brad, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Bradenton
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 27.3954° N, 82.5544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (SRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3954&lon=-82.5544&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
- People aboard: 38
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870130006049I

## Narrative

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

FUEL REPORTED COMING OUT OF WINGTIP DURING TAXI AND TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND CHECKED FUEL VALVES, VENTS, FLOAT VALVES.

## Other reports on N8959E (2)

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

- [Incident 19850131006329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850131006329I), Jan 31, 1985: Doug DC931 (N8959E), Chicago, IL. Low N1 speed nr 2 engine. Aborted. Airborne on second attempt, engines lost power, returned. Ice on both engines.
- [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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