# Accident 19910217002609A: Doug DC915F, Cleveland, OH, February 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1991, 00:19 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RYNA
- Location: 41.4898° N, 81.6701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4898&lon=-81.6701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N565PC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N565PC-1991-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-15F (registry code 302203K, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-15f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC915F
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D7B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 10,505 total, 505 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA91MA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910217002609A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. ROLLED NEARLY INVERTED AND CRASHED ON AIRPORT. FAILED TO DEICE. TYPE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ICE.

## 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 DCA91MA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA021), Feb 17, 1991: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-15 (N565PC), Cleveland, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHTCREW TO DETECT AND REMOVE ICE CONTAMINATION ON THE AIRPLANE'S WINGS, WHICH WAS LARGELY A RESULT OF A LACK OF APPROPRIATE RESPONSE BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION,…

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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