# NTSB ATL80IA048: Douglas DC-8, N1300L, Atlanta, GA, May 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1980
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 193 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80IA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80IA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0007  80/5/22    ATLANTA,GA          DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  9  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1805                    N1300L              PX-  0  0184                            47, 18000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTSFIELD
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  NEWARK,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: BLADE,COMPRESSOR ROTOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- 1ST STAGE FAN BLADE FAILED.AFTER THIS MISHAP AD T80N/26 AMENDED FOR IMPROVED INSPECTION PROC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1300L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Hartsfield

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19800522052849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800522052849I), May 22, 1980: Doug DC871, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Takeoff aborted due to destruction of engine. Tires in left side blew out due to heavy braking.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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