# Accident 19871227073249A: Doug DC931, Pensacola, FL, December 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1987, 23:39 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Pensacola Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 30.4695° N, 87.1903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4695&lon=-87.1903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8948E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8948E-1988-06-06) (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
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 103
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,246 total, 4,397 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88NA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88NA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871227073249A

## Narrative

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

FLEW THRU SMALL WEATHER CELL ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY. FAILED TO CHECK HIGH DESCENT RATE,LANDED HARD. BROKE AFT FUSELAGE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA88NA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88NA070), Dec 28, 1987: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (N8948E), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8948E (2)

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

- [Incident 19850421029139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850421029139I), Apr 21, 1985: Doug DC931 (N8948E), Atlanta, GA. NR2 thrust reverser deployed during climb, found reverser control valve handle installed wrong and accumulator low.
- [Incident 19850213008369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850213008369I), Feb 13, 1985: Doug DC931 (N8948E), Boston, MA. Warning horn at 5 degree flap. Reset breaker on horn. Uneventful takeoff. Replaced flap switch soon after.

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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