# Incident 19900117004089I: Doug DC914, Wichita, KS, January 17, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1990, 18:35 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N651TX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N651TX-1991-06-06) (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: 59
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900117004089I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE RIGHT GEAR LIGHT. USED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. LANDED SAFELY. POSITION SWITCH HAD LOOSE WIRE.

## Other reports on N651TX (1)

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

- [Incident 19830620032789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830620032789I), Jun 20, 1983: Doug DC914 (N651TX), Houston, TX. Unable to pressurize. Returned. Manual pressure control lever sticking due to lack of lubrication.

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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