# Accident 20000131004739A: Doug MD83, Oxnard, CA, January 31, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2000, 16:21 local time
- Place: Oxnard, CA
- Airport: Asaa
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 34.1101° N, 119.1106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1101&lon=-119.1106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N963AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N963AS-2000-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD 83 (registry code 3023681, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-83) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD83
- People aboard: 88
- Fatal injuries: 88
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA00MA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000131004739A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DCA00MA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA023), Feb 1, 2000: Douglas MD-83 (N963AS), Port Hueneme, CA, destroyed, 88 fatal. Probable cause: A 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…

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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