# Incident 19981109039429I: Doug DC871, Kansas City, MO, November 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1998, 22:31 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RRXA
- Location: 39.2976° N, 94.7139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KANSAS CITY INTL (MCI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2976&lon=-94.7139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8177U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8177U-2006-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (registry code 302199G, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-71f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC871
- Reported engine: GE CFM562C1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981109039429I

## Narrative

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

(-5) EMERY AIRLINES FLIGHT 011 INBOUND TO MCI WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ALOG BOOK WRITE UP WAS MADE. A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED BY LOCAL MECHANICS. NO DISCREPENCIES WERE DISCOVERED.  INCIDENT # CE99IAC0012 IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N8177U (3)

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

- [Incident 20010117012849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010117012849I), Jan 17, 2001: Doug DC871F (N8177U), Peoria, IL. (-23) Incident #IGL1920010012 pilot reported that after landing smoke was noticed in the cockpit. Smell resembled anti-ice fluid residue. Aircraft was de-iced…
- [Incident 19811217086919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811217086919I), Dec 17, 1981: Doug DC861 (N8177U), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Rapid cabin pressure loss. Emergency descent. Returned. Service air condition panel seperated. Check valve jammed.
- [Incident 19790208005509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790208005509I), Feb 8, 1979: Doug DC861 (N8177U), Denver, CO. Pilot took off without clearance.

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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