# Fatal NTSB investigations: Douglas DC-9-31

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW01RA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01RA006.md): Douglas DC-9-31 · Reynosa, Mexico · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Oct 6, 2000 · N936ML
- [NTSB MIA91LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA005.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 · Cape Canaveral, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 1990 · N8923E · No damage
  > Failure of the captain to follow procedures, his improper in-flight planning/decision by allowing the aircraft to continue into the overhang (anvil) of a thunderstorm, failure of the passengers to abide by procedures/instructions concerning use of seat belts,…
- [NTSB DCA84AA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA84AA012.md): Douglas DC-9-31 · Sioux Falls, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Dec 20, 1983 · N994Z · Substantial damage
  > During landing the crew acquired visual reference with the ground & apch lights about 200 ft AGL, followed by visual sighting of the rwy. Since the ATIS reported blowing snow, the crew expected to see, & was not surprised to see, snow blowing across the rwy…
- [NTSB DCA75AZ009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA75AZ009-201663.md): Douglas DC9-31 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · 71 fatal · Closed · Sep 11, 1974 · N8984E · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA74AZ004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ004.md): Douglas DC-9 · Boston, MA · Accident · 88 fatal · Closed · Jul 31, 1973 · N975NE · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA73AZ004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA73AZ004.md): Convair 880 · Chicago, IL · Accident · 10 fatal · Closed · Dec 20, 1972 · N8807E · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72AN074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN074.md): Cessna 206 · Raleigh, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Dec 4, 1971 · N2110F · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA71A0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71A0010.md): Douglas DC-9 · Duarte, CA · Accident · 50 fatal · Closed · Jun 6, 1971 · N9345 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA71AZ005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71AZ005.md): Douglas DC-9 · Huntington, WV · Accident · 75 fatal · Closed · Nov 14, 1970 · N97S · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC70IN101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70IN101.md): Douglas DC-9 · Boston, MA · Incident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 17, 1970 · N8925E · No damage
- [NTSB DCA70A0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA70A0004.md): Piper PA-28 · Fairland, IN · Accident · 83 fatal · Closed · Sep 9, 1969 · N7374J · 2 aircraft · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3022065'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=3022065

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