# Accident 20171223024249A: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-33F, Bethel, AK, December 23, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2017, 12:10 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Airport: Bethel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FXGA
- Location: 60.8096° N, 161.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8096&lon=-161.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N935CE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N935CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-33F (registry code 302207C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-33f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-33F
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D-9 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 9,966 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA18CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18CA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171223024249A

## Narrative

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

12-23-17 AIRCRAFT N935CE OPERATED BY EVERT'S AIR CARGO (FXGA) WAS DEPARTING BETHEL AK BOUND FOR ANCHORAGE AK THE CREW HEARD A BANG AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DECOMPRESS. THE CREW RETURNED TO BETHEL AK AND REPORTED A PALLET JACK HAD CAME LOOSE IN FLIGHT AND DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFTS AFT PRESSURE BULK HEAD.

## 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 DCA18CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18CA056), Dec 23, 2017: Mcdonnell Douglas DC 9 33F (N935CE), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of a cargo tie-down fastener, resulting in unsecured cargo striking the pressure bulkhead.

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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