# Incident 19871006078919I: Doug DC914, Cedar Rapids, IA, October 6, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1987, 17:23 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N8907E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8907E-1999-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-14 (registry code 3022034, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC914
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871006078919I

## Narrative

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

CAPTAIN BECAME ILL DURING CRUISE. BECAME INCAPACITATED. FIRST OFFICER TOOK CONTROL. AMBULANCE MET AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N8907E (2)

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

- [Incident 19951009046949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951009046949I), Oct 9, 1995: Doug DC914 (N8907E), Toledo, OH. Narrative: northwest flt 1741. On 10/09/95 was climbing out of detroit (dtw) going to nashville (bna). As the auto pilot was approaching the clearance altitude…
- [Incident 19841211070799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841211070799I), Dec 11, 1984: Doug DC914 (N8907E), Laurel, MS. Cabin depressurized slowly on climbout. Unable to control pressure manually. Descended. Main door seal torn.

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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