# Incident 19781221021629I: Doug DC9, Erie, PA, December 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1978, 18:00 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAA
- Location: 42.1166° N, 80.0735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1166&lon=-80.0735&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N955VJ-2005-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-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: 99
- 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/19781221021629I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED WHEN PASSENGER SUFFERED A APPARENT HEART ATTACK.

## Other reports on N955VJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19790411010849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790411010849I), Apr 11, 1979: Doug DC931 (N955VJ), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Engine gauges erratic at rotation. Engine shut down, returned. Tire tread had separated, ingested into engine.

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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