# Incident 19871204074589I: Doug DC982, Des Moines, IA, December 4, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1987, 17:56 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14840, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14840-2006-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871204074589I

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED TO DES MOINES TO DISCHARGE A LOUD OBNOXIOUS,AND AT TIMES,INCOHERENT PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N14840 (2)

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

- [Incident 20040521009049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040521009049I), May 21, 2004: Doug DC982 (N14840), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) Continental airlines (cala), flight #COA391, MD-82 aircraft, N14840 lost #2 hydraulic system due to a cracked hydraulic return line, the landing gear had…
- [Incident 19911004049139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004049139I), Oct 4, 1991: Doug DC982 (N14840), St Louis, MO, Damage unknown. Tail cone separated from aircraft on landing rollout.

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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