# Accident 19951112036309A: Doug DC9, Windsor Locks, CT, November 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1995
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 41.9581° N, 72.7368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9581&lon=-72.7368&mi=10
- Aircraft: N566AA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N566AA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83) (registry code 3022083, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-83-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA96MA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA96MA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951112036309A

## Narrative

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

GIVEN WINDSHEAR WARNING, ADVISED HE WAS GOING DOWN ON RUNWAY, CALL EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT, AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 DCA96MA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA96MA008), Nov 12, 1995: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (N566AA), East Granby, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flightcrew's failure to maintain the required minimum descent altitude until the required visual references identifiable with the runway were in sight. Contributing factors were the failure of…

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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