# Incident 19930703034119I: Doug DC915, Sioux Falls, SD, July 3, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1993, 19:15 local time
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GRAA
- Location: 43.5500° N, 96.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux Falls, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5500&lon=-96.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1068T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1068T-1997-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC9-15 (registry code 3022036, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915
- People aboard: 94
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930703034119I

## Narrative

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

RAPID CABIN DECOMPRESSION IN FLIGHT. EMERGENCY DESCENT. LANDED AT DESTINATION. BULKHEAD DOOR SEAL WAS LEAKING.

## Other reports on N1068T (4)

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

- [Incident 19960607031579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960607031579I), Jun 7, 1996: Doug DC915 (N1068T), Myrtle Beach, SC. Narrative: the aircraft reportedly departed myr then returned when aircraft did not pressurize. Company maintenance personnel cleaned the aft pressurization…
- [Incident 19941003039669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941003039669I), Oct 3, 1994: Doug DC9 (N1068T), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Wing tip struck a fence during taxi on alternate taxiway route. Not recommended for large aircraft.
- [Incident 19830227010889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830227010889I), Feb 27, 1983: Doug DC915 (N1068T), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Tire blew on take off. Returned to airport after burning off fuel. Landed without incident.
- [Incident 19791029053669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029053669I), Oct 29, 1979: Doug DC915 (N1068T), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Pilot unable to retract the gear after field repairs for a gear door problem.

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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