# Incident 19900903045319I: Doug DC871F, Ontario, CA, September 3, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1990, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ontario, CA
- Airport: Ontario International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: IPXA
- Location: 34.0560° N, 117.6012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ONTARIO INTL (ONT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0560&lon=-117.6012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808UP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808UP-2010-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-73F (registry code 302199F, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871F
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 105 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900903045319I

## Narrative

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

NR2 ENGINE FIRE ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED AND LANDED. HOT ENGINE STARTED GRASS FIRE.

## Other reports on N808UP (2)

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

- [Incident 19861227081709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861227081709I), Dec 27, 1986: Doug DC873F (N808UP), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Cargo door opened on takeoff. Returned with door lights on.
- [Incident 19850909049279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850909049279I), Sep 9, 1985: Doug DC8* (N808UP), Louisville, KY. Fire warning light came on after takeoff. NR4 engine shtdown. Found small leak at clamp in bleed air duct.

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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