# Incident 19891022056459I: Doug DC981, Buffalo, NY, October 22, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1989, 10:38 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N827US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N827US-2006-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81) (registry code 3022081, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-81-md-81) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15 (registry code 52051, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC981
- People aboard: 92
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891022056459I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. LIGHT BULB WAS INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N827US (1)

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

- [Incident 19900618036229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900618036229I), Jun 18, 1990: Doug DC981 (N827US), Rochester, NY. Flight encountered severe turbulence on descent. Two passengers injured.

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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