# Accident 19820113069129A: Boeing 737222, Washington, DC, January 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1982, 16:01 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: National
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AFLA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62AF-2014-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-222 (registry code 1384473, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (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: BOEING 737222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D9A
- People aboard: 72
- Fatal injuries: 76
- Pilot flight hours: 8,300 total, 1,852 in this make and model, 221 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA82AA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820113069129A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DCA82AA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA011), Jan 13, 1982: Boeing 737-222 (N62AF), Washington, DC, destroyed, 78 fatal

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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