# Incident 19891119064339I: Doug DC931, Indianapolis, IN, November 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1989, 08:08 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.7173° N, 86.2946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS INTL (IND), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7173&lon=-86.2946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N933VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N933VJ-2003-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891119064339I

## Narrative

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

FELT VIBRATION AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. RETURNED. FOUND LEFT SIDE NOSE GEAR DOOR TENSION STRAP BROKEN.

## Other reports on N933VJ (2)

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

- [Incident 19900226008629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900226008629I), Feb 26, 1990: Doug DC931 (N933VJ), Albany, NY. Smoke coming from electrical compartment while parked at gate. Batteries overheated due to faulty charger relay.
- [Incident 19790730013769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790730013769I), Jul 30, 1979: Doug DC931 (N933VJ), Pittsburgh, PA. Aircraft landed safely after losing hydraulics.

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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