# Incident 19850702077559I: Doug DC931, Boston, MA, July 2, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1985, 08:30 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.3629° N, 71.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3629&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N963VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N963VJ-2005-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 51
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 4,380 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850702077559I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS DURING CLIMBOUT. THE COPILOT RETURNED THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK.

## Other reports on N963VJ (4)

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

- [Incident 19891223064789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891223064789I), Dec 23, 1989: Doug DC931 (N963VJ), Buffalo, NY. Flight attendant reported crack in fuselage. Landed. Determined light between airstair door and fuselage was normal
- [Incident 19800308031549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308031549I), Mar 8, 1980: Doug DC931 (N963VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Left main gear ran off edge of taxiway and sank in soft earth.
- [Incident 19800304028529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800304028529I), Mar 4, 1980: Doug DC931 (N963VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Passenger stated he had 3 bombs in his luggage. Aircraft was evacuated and moved. No explosives found.
- [Incident 19780804049819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780804049819I), Aug 4, 1978: Doug DC9 (N963VJ), Providence, RI. Throttle linkage bind due to backed off bolt on crossover shaft plate.

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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