# Incident 19870914037359I: Doug DC915, Cedar Rapids, IA, September 14, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1987, 12:20 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 42.0083° N, 91.6441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Rapids, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0083&lon=-91.6441&mi=10
- Aircraft: N490SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N490SA-2006-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D1
- People aboard: 44
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,441 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870914037359I

## Narrative

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

LOST PRESSURIZATION. DIVERTED. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N490SA (2)

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

- [Incident 19910730035609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910730035609I), Jul 30, 1991: Doug DC915 (N490SA), Cedar Rapids, IA. Left outboard brake locked up on taxi out. Passengers bussed to terminal. Brake disk had disintegrated.
- [Incident 19801109079279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801109079279I), Nov 9, 1980: Doug DC915 (N490SA), St Louis, MO. Za zk flight diverted due to illumination of gear door open light. Doors closed on flyby.

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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