# Incident 19910923047859I: Doug DC931, Albany, NY, September 23, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1991, 08:45 local time
- Place: Albany, NY
- Airport: Albany County
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.7491° N, 73.8020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBANY INTL (ALB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7491&lon=-73.8020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N965N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N965N-2013-03-20) (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: 68
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910923047859I

## Narrative

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

PRESSURIZATION RATE ABNORMAL ON CLIMB. AIR NOISE AT OVERWING EXIT. FLEW TO ALBANY. EXIT DOOR NOT PROPERLY SECURED.

## Other reports on N965N (2)

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

- [Incident 19860316009899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860316009899I), Mar 16, 1986: Doug DC931 (N965N), Memphis, TN. Cabin would not pressurize on takeoff, also slat and spoiler problem. Slats ok. Serviced nose strut. Cleaned outflow
- [Incident 19780515033719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515033719I), May 15, 1978: Doug DC931 (N965N), Minneapolis, MN. Unable to get gear down indication before landing. Found broken wire on gear safe switch.

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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