# Incident 19970705023089I: Doug DC931, Flint, MI, July 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1997, 15:44 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop Intrnational Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 43.0125° N, 83.6875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flint, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0125&lon=-83.6875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N963N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N963N-2008-08-04) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,430 total, 518 in this make and model, 249 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97IA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705023089I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT EN ROUTE. LANDED. SMOKE STOPPED WHEN GENERATORS TURNED OFF. SWITCH SHORTED. BREAKERS FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI97IA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA195), Jul 5, 1997: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 (N963N), Flint, MI, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: An electrical short in the wiring of the left wingtip oscillating position light auto transformer and a failure of the system circuit breaker.

## Other reports on N963N (8)

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

- [Incident 19990916034799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990916034799I), Sep 16, 1999: Doug DC931 (N963N), Detroit, MI. (-23) At start of descent from flight level 260 to 12000 feet cabin pressure was lost and cabin pressure climbed from 5000 feet to 16000 feet before crew was…
- [Incident 19901006059499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901006059499I), Oct 6, 1990: Doug DC931 (N963N), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. Bird strike on final. Made go around to clear windshield. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19891217063969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891217063969I), Dec 17, 1989: Doug DC931 (N963N), Great Falls, MT. Left engine did not accelerate properly on takeoff. Aborted. Suspect surge valve did not close fully.
- [Incident 19840502022609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840502022609I), May 2, 1984: Doug DC9 (N963N), Memphis, TN. Loss of pressurization at cruise altitude. Changed the outflow valve actuator and differential pressure sensor.
- [Incident 19820304008559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820304008559I), Mar 4, 1982: Doug DC931 (N963N), Memphis, TN. Crew experienced an unsafe gear indication. Normal landing was made. Found a broken wire on down lock switch.
- [Incident 19800904082389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800904082389I), Sep 4, 1980: Doug DC9 (N963N), Memphis, TN. Engine shut down due to a rise in fuel temp. Fuel heat valve found stuck open.
- [Incident 19800211031379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800211031379I), Feb 11, 1980: Doug DC9 (N963N), Atlanta, GA. Flight diverted due longitudinal trim problem. Primarytrim motor replaced.
- [Incident 19790126003599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126003599I), Jan 26, 1979: Doug DC9 (N963N), Detroit, MI. Gear unsafe light, landed safely, gear door hook to roller clearance was out of limits.

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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