# Incident 19920322011199I: Doug DC931, Louisville, KY, March 22, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Standiford Field
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N972VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N972VJ-2001-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-9-31 (registry code 3022065, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 48
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,146 total, 4,188 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920322011199I

## Narrative

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

NR1 ENGINE FAILURE INFLIGHT. SHUTDOWN. DIVERTED TO LOUISVILLE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N972VJ (3)

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

- [Accident 19901029061481A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901029061481A), Oct 29, 1990: Doug DC931 (N972VJ), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Struck tail of N6160X while taxiing for takeoff. The 310 was holding on adjoining taxiway. Narrow taxi clearance.
- [Incident 19840706038809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840706038809I), Jul 6, 1984: Doug DC9 (N972VJ), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Had a slight yaw on approach. Found a broken inboard flap linkage assembly. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19780729044429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780729044429I), Jul 29, 1978: Doug DC9 (N972VJ), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. On landing. Left nose wheel tire struck runway light and separated tire cap.

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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