# Incident 19850311010619I: Doug DC931, Memphis, TN, March 11, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1985, 20:50 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922VJ-2002-12-13) (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-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 22
- 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/19850311010619I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BIRDS ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED FOR LANDING. RADOME REPLACED. FERRIED FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N922VJ (4)

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

- [Incident 20001020037559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001020037559I), Oct 20, 2000: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Ithaca, NY. (-23) On Friday, October 20,2000, at 1400 EDT, a Douglas DC-9, N922VJ, operated as usairways flight 1175, experienced an aborted takeoff when the pilot noticed…
- [Incident 19900616031249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616031249I), Jun 16, 1990: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Indianapolis, IN. Right alternating current buss failed. Diverted for landing. Voltage regulator had failed.
- [Incident 19850720050859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720050859I), Jul 20, 1985: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Indianapolis, IN. Aircraft cleared to hold short two times and acknowledged. Aircraft stopped with nose on runway. DC9 made go around
- [Incident 19820108001099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820108001099I), Jan 8, 1982: Doug DC931 (N922VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Turned beyond selected heading. Used force to free ailerons with autopilot off. No defects. Suspect iced controls.

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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