# Incident 19781005031199I: Doug DC9, Boston, MA, October 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1978, 13:25 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- 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: N941VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N941VJ-2013-03-21) (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: 48
- 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/19781005031199I

## Narrative

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

ONE OUTBOARD MAIN TIRE BLEW DURING THE LANDING. TAXIED TO THE GATE.

## Other reports on N941VJ (4)

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

- [Incident 19850406017689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850406017689I), Apr 6, 1985: Doug DC931 (N941VJ), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Grinding noise and compressor stalls from engine. Shutdown and returned. Fan blade separated.
- [Incident 19850303008879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850303008879I), Mar 3, 1985: Doug DC931 (N941VJ), Indianapolis, IN. Gear would not retract. Unsafe indication. Nose steering cable slack, rerigged. Relay R2 5 defective.
- [Incident 19820714042879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820714042879I), Jul 14, 1982: Doug DC931 (N941VJ), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft blew both main tires on touchdown due to hard landing. Passenger had minor injury on emergency evacuation.
- [Incident 19800618055209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618055209I), Jun 18, 1980: Doug DC931 (N941VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Cabin pressurization became uncontrollable. Augmentation valve faulty.

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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