# Incident 20000801036019I: Doug DC951, Kansas City, MO, August 1, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2000, 14:17 local time
- Place: Kansas City, MO
- Airport: Kansas City International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N785NC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N785NC-2015-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (registry code 3022051, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17 series (registry code 52049, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-17-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC951
- People aboard: 93
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000801036019I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON AUGUST 1, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1417 CDT, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 0212, A DOUGLAS DC9-50, N785NC, LEFT KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KANSAS CITY, MO, (MCI) AND BLEW A LEFT MAIN TIRE ON TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL, MN (MSP) WHERE #1 AND #2 WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED.  WITH THIS REPORT, INCIDENT #CE2000IAC072 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N785NC (3)

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

- [Incident 19821201065749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821201065749I), Dec 1, 1982: Doug DC951 (N785NC), Boise, ID. Captain suffered a heart attack en-route. Copilot landed aircraft with aid of a flight attendant.
- [Incident 19820528028149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820528028149I), May 28, 1982: Doug DC951 (N785NC), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Landed hard on nose wheel in heavy rain. Damaged nose gear spray deflector blew nose gear tires.
- [Incident 19810719051949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719051949I), Jul 19, 1981: Doug DC951 (N785NC), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Blew 2 main tires on takeoff. Foamed runway for landing.

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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