# Incident 19850203008389I: Doug DC931, Indianapolis, IN, February 3, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1985, 10:39 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: N926VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N926VJ-2006-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A (registry code 51729, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- 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/19850203008389I

## Narrative

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

LOST PRESSURIZATION DURING DESCENT. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON GROUND. CONTROL BOX REMOVED AND REPLACED.

## Other reports on N926VJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19831230070049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831230070049I), Dec 30, 1983: Doug DC931 (N926VJ), Burlington, VT. While taxiing for takeoff nose wheel slid off the snow and ice covered taxiway.

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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