# Incident 19950621019539I: Doug DC931, Buffalo, NY, June 21, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1995, 16:21 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- 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: N984VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N984VJ-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
- People aboard: 42
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950621019539I

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE CLOGGED LIGHT AT CRUISE. SHUTDOWN DIVERTED BUF. LIGHT GAVE FALSE INFO. REPLACED.

## Other reports on N984VJ (4)

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

- [Incident 19941114044929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941114044929I), Nov 14, 1994: Doug DC931 (N984VJ), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Gear door unsafe light came on during approach. Landed normal. Towed to gate. Gear door ski broke. Roller loose.
- [Incident 19800916068809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800916068809I), Sep 16, 1980: Doug DC931 (N984VJ), Orlando, FL. Pilot took off before realizing aircraft had not been refueled. Returned safely.
- [Incident 19780815037099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815037099I), Aug 15, 1978: Doug DC9 (N984VJ), Philadelphis, PA, Minor damage. Splash guard on jetway punctured fuselage of aircraft.
- [Incident 19780304015449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780304015449I), Mar 4, 1978: Doug DC9 (N984VJ), Providence, RI. Takeoff aborted due to sound of compressor stall. Aircraft checked ok, then departed.

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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