# Incident 19780128004339I: Doug DC9, Boston, MA, January 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1978, 15:50 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N945VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N945VJ-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 46
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128004339I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. FLY BY TOWER AND LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N945VJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19780308014239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780308014239I), Mar 8, 1978: Doug DC931 (N945VJ), Boston, MA. Left main tires blown out during 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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