# Incident 19971204040119I: Doug DC931, Columbus, OH, December 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1997, 17:17 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N919VJ-2003-01-30) (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-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC931
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971204040119I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN CABIN DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING APU.

## Other reports on N919VJ (2)

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

- [Incident 19920925049609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920925049609I), Sep 25, 1992: Doug DC931 (N919VJ), Buffalo, NY. Experienced a right gear unsafe indication on approach. Landed safely. Replaced landing gear proximity box.
- [Incident 19830523028669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830523028669I), May 23, 1983: Doug DC931 (N919VJ), Buffalo, NY. Flight attendant was bent over galley. Stood up. Head hit an open galley door. Rendered her semi-conscious.

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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