# Incident 19790220007589I: Doug DC9, Boston, MA, February 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAA
- 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: N970VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N970VJ-2005-02-07) (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 DC9
- People aboard: 73
- 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/19790220007589I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN MAIN GEAR DOOR LIGHT CAME ON. DOOR SWITCH PN1699833 REPLACED.

## Other reports on N970VJ (4)

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

- [Incident 19930928039939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930928039939I), Sep 28, 1993: Doug DC931 (N970VJ), Syracuse, NY. NR1 engine lost power en route. Diverted to Syracuse. Landed safely. Found metal in tail pipe.
- [Incident 19790513200409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513200409I), May 13, 1979: Doug DC9 (N970VJ), Rochester, NY. Pilot turned to wrong departure heading, resulting in near midair collision.
- [Incident 19790413010129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790413010129I), Apr 13, 1979: Doug DC9 (N970VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Flight diverted due to outside windshield cracked on the first officers side.
- [Incident 19790101000389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790101000389I), Jan 1, 1979: Doug DC9 (N970VJ), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Hit a deer after touchdown. Flaps damaged.

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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