# Incident 19790301010259I: Doug DC9, Pittsburgh, PA, March 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1979, 13:24 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N986VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N986VJ-2001-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- People aboard: 71
- 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/19790301010259I

## Narrative

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

POWER FLUCTUATION BEFORE ENGINE QUIT. FUEL LEAK FOUND AT CONNECTION TO FUEL CONTROL UNIT.

## Other reports on N986VJ (6)

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

- [Incident 19890127010669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890127010669I), Jan 27, 1989: Doug DC931 (N986VJ), St Louis, MO. Lost of electrical power on climbout. Used emergency power. Returned.water leak from galley into e and e comparment.
- [Incident 19860718058769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860718058769I), Jul 18, 1986: Doug DC931 (N986VJ), Providence, RI, Minor damage. Engine ingested bird on takeoff, safe landing made.
- [Incident 19800624056299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800624056299I), Jun 24, 1980: Doug DC9 (N986VJ), Windsor Locks, CT. Flight took off with less than scheduled amount of fuel.
- [Incident 19790106001229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790106001229I), Jan 6, 1979: Doug DC9 (N986VJ), Minneapolis, MN. Ground service equipment rubbed bottom of aircraft skid plate.
- [Incident 19780806050209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806050209I), Aug 6, 1978: Doug DC931 (N986VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Pilot failed to follow instructions on descent, came within one mile of another aircraft.
- [Incident 19780627035599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627035599I), Jun 27, 1978: Doug DC931 (N986VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Takeoff aborted due to engine loss of power. Engine changed.

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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