# Incident 19820109000009I: Doug DC931, Chicago, IL, January 9, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1982, 15:26 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O Hare
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N964VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N964VJ-1992-06-02) (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
- People aboard: 79
- 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/19820109000009I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE CONDITION ON APPROACH. CHECKED DOWN. FOLLOWED PROCEDURES. GEAR DOWN SWITCH BAD.

## Other reports on N964VJ (3)

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

- [Accident 19920118000819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920118000819A), Jan 18, 1992: Doug DC931 (N964VJ), Elmira, NY, Substantial damage. Severe turbulence on crosswind landing raised up aircraft on flare then dropped to runway buckling aft fuselage.
- [Accident 19840613075949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840613075949A), Jun 13, 1984: Doug DC931 (N964VJ), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Continued approach into thunderstorm and windshear. Unable to climb on missed approach, landed gear up.
- [Incident 19830207011449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830207011449I), Feb 7, 1983: Doug DC931 (N964VJ), Boston, MA. Pilot aborted takeoff due to slush and snow on runway. Aircraft experienced epr flucuations.

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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