# Incident 19891223064789I: Doug DC931, Buffalo, NY, December 23, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1989, 09:20 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- 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: 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: 94
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891223064789I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED CRACK IN FUSELAGE. LANDED. DETERMINED LIGHT BETWEEN AIRSTAIR DOOR AND FUSELAGE WAS NORMAL

## Other reports on N963VJ (4)

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

- [Incident 19850702077559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850702077559I), Jul 2, 1985: Doug DC931 (N963VJ), Boston, MA. The pilot lost consciousness during climbout. The copilot returned the flight. The pilot suffered a heart attack.
- [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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