# Incident 19960302007789I: Doug DC983, Lincoln, NE, March 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1996, 10:47 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN (LNK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9401W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9401W-2025-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC983
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217C
- People aboard: 137
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960302007789I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 2, 1996, N9401W, AN MD-83, WAS OPERATED BY TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC., AS FLIGHT 235 FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, TO RENO, NEVADA. ENROUTE, THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. THE CREW ELECTED TO LAND IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED OIL IN THE TAIL PIPE. THE ENGINE WAS CHANGED AND WILL BE TORN DOWN TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N9401W (1)

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

- [Incident 20030306007919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030306007919I), Mar 6, 2003: Doug DC983 (N9401W), Syracuse, NY. (-23) On March 6, 2003, at 1815 EST, a Douglas DC-9-83 (MD83), N9401W, flight 3011, operated by American airlines, on a flight from windsor locks (bdl),…

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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