# Incident 19790730013769I: Doug DC931, Pittsburgh, PA, July 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1979, 13:33 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N933VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N933VJ-2003-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 86
- 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/19790730013769I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AFTER LOSING HYDRAULICS.

## Other reports on N933VJ (2)

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

- [Incident 19900226008629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900226008629I), Feb 26, 1990: Doug DC931 (N933VJ), Albany, NY. Smoke coming from electrical compartment while parked at gate. Batteries overheated due to faulty charger relay.
- [Incident 19891119064339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891119064339I), Nov 19, 1989: Doug DC931 (N933VJ), Indianapolis, IN. Felt vibration after gear retraction. Returned. Found left side nose gear door tension strap broken.

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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