# Incident 19980203003229I: Doug DC982, Crestview, FL, February 3, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1998, 15:25 local time
- Place: Crestview, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 30.7479° N, 86.5793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crestview, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7479&lon=-86.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N479AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N479AA-2017-12-26) (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
- People aboard: 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,900 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980203003229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING AN AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1981 FROM TAMPA, FL TO DALLAS, TX AN UNRULY PASSENGER DISROBED IN THE LAVATORY AND BEGAN DESTROYING THE LAVATORY FACILITIES. A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION ERUPTED BETWEEN THIS PASSENGER AND ANOTHER. THE UNRULY PASSENGER WAS RESTRAINED AND PLACED IN A SEAT FOR LANDING AS THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO BIRMINGHAM, AL. THE PASSENGER WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY BIRMINGHAM FBI AND LATER TURNED OVER TO INS. BOTH PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE INS IS DEPORTING THIS INDIVIDUAL BACK TO THE PHILIPPINES.

## Other reports on N479AA (2)

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

- [Accident 20021106036249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021106036249A), Nov 6, 2002: Doug DC982 (N479AA), Orlando, FL. (-23) Aircraft encountered moderate turbulence approximately 30 miles northwest of Orlando int'l airport while descending from 11,000' to 7,000'. Flight…
- [Incident 20011215038449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011215038449I), Dec 15, 2001: Doug DC982 (N479AA), Omaha, NE. (-23) American airlines flight 781 enroute from dallas, TX to Omaha, NE, climbing thru FL240 the tail compartment temperature warning light illuminated…

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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