- Date
- March 11, 1983, 13:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Mina, NV
- Injuries
- 186 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8076Mcdonnell Douglas DC 8-61
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830311050579I
- Case key
- 23582
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Compressor assembly,forward fan - loss,totalCause
Analysis
While established in a normal climb to curising altitude the#1 engine failed due to a failure of the first stage compressor wheel. The acft then diverted to reno NV and landed without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8076
- Reported as
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC 8-61
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 45941
- Engine
- P&W JT3D-3B, 18,000 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- United Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · August 8, 1982 · 1,747 hours before
- Departed
- SFO · San Francisco, CA
- Destination
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,920 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.