# Incident 19780618046609I: Doug DC931, Las Vegas, NV, June 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1978, 17:35 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAI
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9340, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9340-2013-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5 (registry code 52046, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 63
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 4,000 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/19780618046609I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE TURBULENCE ON DESCENT, CAUSING MINOR INJURY TO THREE PASSENGERS.

## Other reports on N9340 (2)

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

- [Incident 19840427022399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840427022399I), Apr 27, 1984: Doug DC931 (N9340), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Lost the outboard tire recap on rollout. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19810729054309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729054309I), Jul 29, 1981: Doug DC931 (N9340), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft wing struck catering truck during parking at gate. Ground personnel did not signal crew.

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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