# Incident 19911126062529I: Doug DC931, Pittsburgh, PA, November 26, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1991, 20:10 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: TWAA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N978Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978Z-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 302206A, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,033 total, 12,808 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911126062529I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER. CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N978Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19930311004969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930311004969A), Mar 11, 1993: Doug DC931 (N978Z), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. On touch and go reverse thrust buckets failed to stow. Exited runway. Aborted. Aom says no go using reverse buckets
- [Incident 19780914019059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780914019059I), Sep 14, 1978: Doug DC9 (N978Z), Rockford, IL. Nose gear slid off slick taxiway during taxi.

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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