# Incident 19971108040769I: Doug DC981, Syracuse, NY, November 8, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N814US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N814US-2002-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971108040769I

## Narrative

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

NR2 GYRO COMPASS SYSTEM FAILED. DIVERTED SYR. REPLACED SAME.

## Other reports on N814US (1)

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

- [Incident 19960408010479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960408010479I), Apr 8, 1996: Doug DC981 (N814US), Binghamton, NY. Narrative: on 4/8/96 at 0840 EDT, a Douglas MD-80, N814US, flight 675, operated by usair airline. During taxi for takeoff, over steered on snow covered runway…

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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