# Incident 19900705045229I: Doug DC951, Philadelphia, PA, July 5, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Philadelphia International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 39.8721° N, 75.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHILADELPHIA INTL (PHL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8721&lon=-75.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N417EA-2002-02-20) (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: 47
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,205 total, 7,110 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900705045229I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE HAIL AND TURBULENCE ON CLIMB. DIVERTED . LANDED SAFELY. WINDSHIELD SHATTERED.

## Other reports on N417EA (2)

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

- [Incident 19870909065539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870909065539I), Sep 9, 1987: Doug DC951 (N417EA), Kansas City, MO. Unsafe nose gear indication for landing. Recycled and verified down. Received green gear light on short final.
- [Incident 19811130082759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811130082759I), Nov 30, 1981: Doug DC951 (N417EA), Greensboro, NC. Za zg number 1 engine turbine failed on takeoff rotation. Pilot declared emergency and returned.

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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