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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Boeing 737-222 · Washington, DC · January 13, 1982

Date: January 13, 1982 · 16:01 local
Place: Washington, DC
Airport: National
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AFLA
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N62AF
NTSB investigation: NTSBDCA82AA011
Reported as: Boeing 737222
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D9A
People aboard: 72
Fatal injuries: 76
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,300 total1,852 in this make and model221 in the last 90 days

N62AFRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2014 · Boeing 737-222S/N 19556 · Built 1969 Airframe modelBoeing 737-222 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crashed into bridge seconds after takeoff. Investigation revealed erroneous power setting due to iced PT2 probe.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED INTO BRIDGE SECONDS AFTER TAKEOFF. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ERRONEOUS POWER SETTING DUE TO ICED PT2 PROBE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DCA82AA011Accident · 78 fatalFinal reportWashington, DCThe Safety Board's full report on this investigation is provided as Aviation Accident Report number AAR-82/08. To obtain a copy of this report, or to view the executive summary online, please see the Web site at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm Sched…Jan 13, 1982 · Destroyed