# Incident 19861102078159I: Doug DC9, Paterson, NJ, November 2, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1986, 16:15 local time
- Place: Paterson, NJ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.9148° N, 74.1628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paterson, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9148&lon=-74.1628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N972WJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 11,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861102078159I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED A HEADING CHANGE MEANT FOR ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. TRAFFIC SEPARATION WAS LESS THAN STANDARD.

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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