# Incident 19830224011519I: Doug DC931, Boston, MA, February 24, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1983, 08:44 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: Logan International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: EALA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8943E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8943E-1998-10-08) (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: 92
- 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/19830224011519I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR DID NOT INDICATE SAFE. MADE A FLY-BY TOWER. LANDED SAFELY. REPACED SWITCH AND REPLACED HARNESS.

## Other reports on N8943E (1)

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

- [Incident 19900607027159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900607027159I), Jun 7, 1990: Doug DC931 (N8943E), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Tire blew on takeoff. Engine ingested rubber. Returned. Slide loose during evacuating due to unsecured girt bar.

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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