# Incident 19920923043879I: Doug DC982, Colorado Spring, CO, September 23, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1992, 19:12 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (COS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N478AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478AC-2013-03-21) (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-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- People aboard: 149
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920923043879I

## Narrative

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

SEVERAL PROBLEMS IN ELECTICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. SWITCHED TO EMERGENCY POWER. SMOKE STOPPED. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N478AC (2)

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

- [Incident 19930722041479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722041479I), Jul 22, 1993: Doug DC982 (N478AC), Cleveland, OH. Oil pressure problem and sparks coming from NR1 engine on climb. Returned. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19820804043159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820804043159I), Aug 4, 1982: Doug DC980 (N478AC), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Pilot struck a parked aircraft while taxiing from gate. Pilot did not follow marshaller signal. Taxi lines repainted

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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