# Incident 19800311045479I: Doug DC931, Middletown, PA, March 11, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1980, 08:27 local time
- Place: Middletown, PA
- Airport: Harrisburg International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.1932° N, 76.7626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRISBURG INTL (MDT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1932&lon=-76.7626&mi=10
- Aircraft: N966VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N966VJ-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 DC931
- 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/19800311045479I

## Narrative

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

TOWER NOTIFIED OF POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE. FLIGHT CONTINUED, NO PROBLEMS. RUNWAY CHECKED, MEDIUM SIZE SEAGULL FOUND

## Other reports on N966VJ (4)

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

- [Incident 19910201005029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910201005029I), Feb 1, 1991: Doug DC931 (N966VJ), Greensboro, NC, Minor damage. Fire in baggage compartment at gate. Extinguished fire and removed cargo. Cause under investigation.
- [Incident 19851126067129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851126067129I), Nov 26, 1985: Doug DC931 (N966VJ), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. Ingested bird into right engine during takeoff. Engine shut down. Plugs on right tires blew on overweight landing.
- [Incident 19821014060939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821014060939I), Oct 14, 1982: Doug DC931 (N966VJ), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Turbine section failed after takeoff. Engine shut down. Pilot returned to airport.
- [Incident 19780425011839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780425011839I), Apr 25, 1978: Doug DC9 (N966VJ), St Louis, MO. Tower asked plane to switch runways while taxiing. While making 180 on taxiway nosewheel went off into mud.

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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