# NTSB ATL80IA093: Douglas DC-9, N415EA, Norfolk, VA, September 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1980
- Place: Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 84 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80IA093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80IA093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0015  80/9/10    NORFOLK,VA          DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0818                    N415EA              PX-  0  0 79                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA                  ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DUTCH ROLL/WEAVE TYPE OSCILLATION ENCTRD DRG CLB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N415EA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N415EA-2001-07-03), registration cancelled 2001-07-03, S/N 47749 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-51) (registry code 3022051) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

## 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 19800910070019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800910070019I), Sep 10, 1980: Doug DC9, Norfolk, VA. Pilot unable to stop right left oscillations, returned. Cause not determined.

## Other investigations on N415EA (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL90IA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA136), Jun 22, 1990: Douglas DC-9-51 (N415EA), Atlanta, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE WHICH RESULTED IN OPERATION OF THE TIRE WHILE UNDER INFLATED AND ITS SUBSEQUENT FAILURE. A FACTOR IN THE INCIDENT WAS THE INADEQUATE QUALITY CONTROL…

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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