# Incident 19801027076159I: Doug DC931, Indianapolis, IN, October 27, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1980, 19:27 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N968VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N968VJ-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 DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7
- People aboard: 54
- 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/19801027076159I

## Narrative

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

UNSCHEDULED LANDING AFTER OIL FILTER CLOGGED LIGHT CAME ON. REPLACED ENGINE.

## Other reports on N968VJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19790110000339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790110000339I), Jan 10, 1979: Doug DC931 (N968VJ), Minneapolis, MN. Pressurization problem at FL350. Flight descended and controller cabin alt manually.

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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