# Incident 19961216043259I: Doug DC982, Cleveland, OH, December 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1996, 11:17 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 41.4094° N, 81.8547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTL (CLE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4094&lon=-81.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N816US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N816US-2004-07-02) (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 series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC982
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D217
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961216043259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: LOGBOOK PG#4560635 "LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON SPOOL UP FOR TAKEOFF." TIME SINCE OVERHAUL/INSTALLATION: 5700:32 CYCLES SINCE OVERHAUL/INSTALLATION: 4349. INSTALLED 9-29-94 CONTAINED TURBINE FAILURE. USAA R&R ENGINE.

## Other reports on N816US (3)

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

- [Incident 19990420021279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990420021279I), Apr 20, 1999: Doug DC982 (N816US), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Smoke in cockpit, approaching fll from the west, crew had to fly over the evergladesl. At the time of this incident, the everglades national park had numerous…
- [Incident 19910722044329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910722044329I), Jul 22, 1991: Doug DC982 (N816US), Charlotte, NC. Due to misunderstanding about fuel concerns ATC expedited his arrival to airport.
- [Incident 19900729037989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900729037989I), Jul 29, 1990: Doug DC982 (N816US), Memphis, TN. Bomb message found in lavatory. Diverted and landed. No bomb found.

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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