# Incident 19900409014659I: Doug DC951, Baltimore, MD, April 9, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1990, 08:08 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421EA-1992-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 99
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900409014659I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT GENERATOR FAILED ON CLIMB. LOSS OF INSTRUMENTS. RETURNED. GENERATOR MAY HAVE BEEN SWITCHED OFF LINE.

## Other reports on N421EA (2)

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

- [Incident 19880805037531I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880805037531I), Aug 5, 1988: Doug DC951 (N421EA), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. On turning after power back,a wing hit the tail of holding delta,N1282L. Both sustained minor damage.
- [Incident 19830207011559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830207011559I), Feb 7, 1983: Doug DC951 (N421EA), Greer, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft not properly aligned with runway. Executed missed approach. Ran off runway and contacted a runway light.

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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