# Accident 19970314047769A: Doug DC987, Romulus, MI, March 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1997, 06:47 local time
- Place: Romulus, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ORJA
- Location: 42.2009° N, 83.4804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2009&lon=-83.4804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N753RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N753RA-2006-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87 (registry code 3022087, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-87) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC987
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970314047769A

## Narrative

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

(-16) A COPY OF THE WINTER OPERATIONS MANUAL IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE AIRCRAFT LIBRARY, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT ISSUED TO PILOTS, AND THE CREWMEMBERS ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WERE UNAWARE IT WAS READILY AVAILABLE IN EACH AIRPLANE. THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED ON PAGE 8-1, B, IN THIS WINTER OPERATIONS MANUAL WERE NOT ACCOMPLISHED BY THE FLIGHT CREW PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM DETROIT. DAMAGE TO BOTH ENGINES INDICATES ICE INGESTION DAMAGE WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI97FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA083), Mar 14, 1997: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87 (N753RA), Detroit, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the captains failure to have the airplane deiced prior to takeoff which resulted in ice ingestion into both engines. Factors associated with the accident were the icing weather conditions, wing ice,…

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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