# N940VJ: 1967 Douglas DC-9-31, registration cancelled 2013-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A6WE), [TCDS E2EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E2EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47053
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1974
- Last registry action: April 30, 1997
- Mode S code: AD0F0C
- Location: [Miramar, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miramar)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9882° N, 80.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33025, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N940VJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=940VJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N940VJ-2013-03-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Douglas DC-9-31: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX1929](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1929), Apr 9, 1995: SWITCH. MALFUNCTIONED. PBI/ATL - FLT 502 - RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, RIGHT GEAR FAILED UPLOCK CHECK; CYCLED GEAR, OPS CHECK OKAY, ALL GEAR INDICATION NORMAL. R

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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.

- [Incident 19870403023939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870403023939I), Apr 3, 1987: Doug DC931 (N940VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Cabin pressure climbed en route, descent made. Split wye duct had come off.
- [Incident 19850216006429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850216006429I), Feb 16, 1985: Doug DC931 (N940VJ), Memphis, TN. Fuel heat light right engine came on. Returned for landing. Faulty valve replaced.
- [Incident 19801215087589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801215087589I), Dec 15, 1980: Doug DC931 (N940VJ), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. Tail cone fell off on landing. Release handle was out of socket.
- [Incident 19790112001719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790112001719I), Jan 12, 1979: Doug DC931 (N940VJ), Buffalo, NY. Gear unsafe light due to ice and snow on down lock switch.
- [Incident 19790103002419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103002419I), Jan 3, 1979: Doug DC931 (N940VJ), Albany, NY. Plane returned to gate to offload sick passenger.

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