# Incident 19900909053709I: Doug DC982, Elko, NV, September 9, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1990, 14:40 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko Municipal - J C Harris Field
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8381&lon=-115.7678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N448AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448AA-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) (registry code 3022082, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-82-md-82) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 (registry code 51694, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 129
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 353 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909053709I

## Narrative

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

ERRATIC PASSENGER DEMANDED TO SPEAK TO THE CAPTAIN. DUE TO LIKELYHOOD OF A BOMB THREAT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING

## Other reports on N448AA (1)

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

- [Incident 20010928028069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010928028069I), Sep 28, 2001: Doug DC982 (N448AA), Rochester, NY. (-23) On September 28, 2001, about 1030 EST, a Douglas DC-9-82, N448AA, flight 1271, operated by American airlines inc, during powerback on the ramp, ran the…

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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