# Incident 19780515033719I: Doug DC931, Minneapolis, MN, May 15, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1978, 11:30 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: St Paul International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: REP
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N965N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N965N-2013-03-20) (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 DC931
- People aboard: 8
- 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/19780515033719I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET GEAR DOWN INDICATION BEFORE LANDING. FOUND BROKEN WIRE ON GEAR SAFE SWITCH.

## Other reports on N965N (2)

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

- [Incident 19910923047859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910923047859I), Sep 23, 1991: Doug DC931 (N965N), Albany, NY. Pressurization rate abnormal on climb. Air noise at overwing exit. Flew to Albany. Exit door not properly secured.
- [Incident 19860316009899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860316009899I), Mar 16, 1986: Doug DC931 (N965N), Memphis, TN. Cabin would not pressurize on takeoff, also slat and spoiler problem. Slats ok. Serviced nose strut. Cleaned outflow

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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