# Accident 19951013047669A: Doug DC931, Cedar Rapids, IA, October 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1995, 20:51 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Cedar Rapids Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ABXA
- Location: 41.9209° N, 91.6998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9209&lon=-91.6998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N945AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N945AX-2009-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,775 total, 5,250 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951013047669A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE THRUST REVERSER DOOR LOOSE. HIT THRUST REVERSER REPEATEDLY. BANG SHUDDER. LANDED. ENGINE MOUNT BROKEN. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 CHI96LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA011), Oct 14, 1995: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (N945AX), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate installation of a thrust reverser, driver linkage arm pivot bolt and nut, which resulted in the nut and bolt becoming disconnected. A factor relating to the accident was: the…

## Other reports on N945AX (1)

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

- [Incident 19980106017349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980106017349I), Jan 6, 1998: Doug DC931 (N945AX), Baltimore, MD. Held in air due to wx. Diverted thru bwi to iad because of emergency fuel status. Landed without further incident.

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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