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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Doug MD 83 · Oxnard, CA · January 31, 2000

Date: January 31, 2000 · 16:21 local
Place: Oxnard, CA
Airport: Asaa
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ASAA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N963AS
NTSB investigation: NTSBDCA00MA023
Reported as: Doug MD83
People aboard: 88
Fatal injuries: 88

N963ASRegistration cancelled Aug 31, 2000 · Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83S/N 53077 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas MD 83

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What happened

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

(-23) Inflight loss of control. Pilots reported a horizontal stabilizer problem and a few minutes later the crew lost control of the aircraft resulting in a impact with water destroying the aircraft and fatally injuring the two pilots, three flight attendants and 83 passengers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL. PILOTS REPORTED A HORIZONTAL STABILIZER PROBLEM AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE CREW LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN A IMPACT WITH WATER DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT AND FATALLY INJURING THE TWO PILOTS, THREE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND 83 PASSENGERS.

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 DCA00MA023Accident · 88 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportPort Hueneme, CAA loss of airplane pitch control resulting from the in-flight failure of the horizontal stabilizer trim system jackscrew assembly's acme nut threads. The thread failure was caused by excessive wear resulting from Alaska Airlines' insufficient lubrication of…Feb 1, 2000 · Destroyed