# Incident 19940505014489I: Doug DC932, Memphis, TN, May 5, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1994, 08:38 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 35.0305° N, 90.0107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0305&lon=-90.0107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N986US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC932
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- People aboard: 61
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94IA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94IA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940505014489I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER LEFT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO BRAKING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL94IA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94IA097), May 5, 1994: Douglas DC-9-32 (N986US), Memphis, TN, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER OUTER CASE. A FACTOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER'S INADEQUATE INSPECTION CRITERIA.

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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