# Incident 19800203021339I: Doug DC9, Pittsburg, PA, February 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1980, 12:20 local time
- Place: Pittsburg, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburg
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- 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: N979VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N979VJ-2013-07-16) (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: 30
- 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/19800203021339I

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMBOUT, CREW WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURIZATION. MANTENANCE CHANGED PRESSURE CONTROLLER.

## Other reports on N979VJ (2)

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

- [Incident 19900831051699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831051699I), Aug 31, 1990: Doug DC931 (N979VJ), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. NR1 engine lost power on takeoff roll. Aborted. Engine fire. Evacuated on runway. Rear turbine failure.
- [Incident 19800328032779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800328032779I), Mar 28, 1980: Doug DC931 (N979VJ), Wilkes Barre, PA, Minor damage. Pilot overshot taxiway turnoff. In attempt to turn back, nosewheel ran off runway and into soft turf.

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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