# Incident 19790412013869I: Doug DC9, Orlando, FL, April 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1979, 15:01 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USA
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N997VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N997VJ-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: 90
- 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/19790412013869I

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED TO DISCHARGE PASSENGER WITH A HEARAT ATTACK.

## Other reports on N997VJ (3)

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

- [Incident 19970924032549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970924032549I), Sep 24, 1997: Doug DC9 (N997VJ), Syracuse, NY. Narrative: on Wednesday, September 24, 1997, at 710 EST, a Douglas DC-9, N997VJ, flight 1629, operated by us airways on a flight from albany, new york to…
- [Incident 19920909039829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920909039829I), Sep 9, 1992: Doug DC931 (N997VJ), Raleigh-Durham, NC. Decrease in oil quantity and pressure on NR2 engine. Shut engine down. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19790609014649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609014649I), Jun 9, 1979: Doug DC931 (N997VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Engine fire warning light after takeoff, returned. Hot air from broken anti ice duct had activated detector.

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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