# Incident 19790104002889I: Doug DC931, Buffalo, NY, January 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N971VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971VJ-2003-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 91
- 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/19790104002889I

## Narrative

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

GOT UNSAFE LIGHT WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED DUE TO DEFECTIVE BULB.

## Other reports on N971VJ (5)

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

- [Incident 19950323009139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950323009139I), Mar 23, 1995: Doug DC931 (N971VJ), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage, 3 fatal. Narrative: upon startup of #1 engine experienced an exhaust pipe fire. Pilots received radio report of fire from ground control or possibly another aircraft.…
- [Incident 19791209047839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791209047839I), Dec 9, 1979: Doug DC931 (N971VJ), West Palm Beach, FL. Right engine fire warning after takeoff. Found burn through hole from burner can to fan air duct.
- [Incident 19790719022409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719022409I), Jul 19, 1979: Doug DC9 (N971VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Lost oil pressure and shut down engine. Engine changed.
- [Incident 19790208005479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790208005479I), Feb 8, 1979: Doug DC9 (N971VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Flight attendant was burned while removing coffee maker.
- [Incident 19790108001429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790108001429I), Jan 8, 1979: Doug DC9 (N971VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Unable to pressurize aircraft when gear was retracted. Ground shift mechanism was frozen.

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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