# Incident 19910620028499I: Doug DC931, Buffalo, NY, June 20, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1991, 21:20 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- 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: N913RW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N913RW-2003-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- People aboard: 99
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 11,000 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910620028499I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL. PUT ON MASKS. CUT OFF GENERATORS AND RADAR. DIVERTED. HAD PASSENGER MASK DOOR PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N913RW (2)

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

- [Incident 19960215005459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960215005459I), Feb 15, 1996: Doug DC931 (N913RW), Grand Rapids, MI. Narrative: both left main tires blown on landing. Anti-skid was off due to mel-previous flt. Maintenance changed numerous components prior to system checking…
- [Incident 19860519025759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860519025759I), May 19, 1986: Doug DC931 (N913RW), Memphis, TN. Left engine shutdown on approach due to fire warning. Fired bottles. B loop placarded inoperative.

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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