# Incident 19870513023949I: Doug DC915, Memphis, TN, May 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1987, 16:05 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96S-1999-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- People aboard: 85
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870513023949I

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR CONTROLS FELT STIFF LIKE AUTOPILOT WAS ON.  MAINTENANCE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONDITION.

## Other reports on N96S (2)

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

- [Incident 19910608032879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910608032879I), Jun 8, 1991: Doug DC915 (N96S), Syracuse, NY. Unable to extend gear. Manually extended gear. Landed safely. Unable to duplicate problem. Suspect binding.
- [Incident 19860204005399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860204005399I), Feb 4, 1986: Doug DC915 (N96S), Memphis, TN. Unsafe red right gear light stayed on after retraction. Landed without incident. Broken wires at down lock switch.

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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