# Incident 19811210088979I: Doug DC931, Newark, NJ, December 10, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N935VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N935VJ-2003-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 94
- 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/19811210088979I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND DOOR OPEN LIGHT DURING APPROACH. DOOR PUSHROD WAS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N935VJ (3)

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

- [Incident 20000804028459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000804028459I), Aug 4, 2000: Doug DC931 (N935VJ), Indianapolis, IN. (-23)On 8/4/00, an us airways (usaa) Douglas DC-9-30 aircraft, operating under flight 662, departed indianpolis (ind) en route to washingon, DC (dca) when…
- [Incident 19950629024849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950629024849I), Jun 29, 1995: Doug DC931 (N935VJ), New York, NY. Smelled smoke. Declared emergency. Evacuated by air stair on runway. No smoke believe a coffee warmer shorted.
- [Incident 19911108059899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911108059899I), Nov 8, 1991: Doug DC931 (N935VJ), Syracuse, NY. Experienced high brake temperature on left gear on landing. Found loose b nut.

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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