# NTSB investigations: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction

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 CHI05MA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05MA111.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Major investigation · Final report · May 11, 2005 · N763NC · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the Captain of the other aircraft's decision to shutdown the left engine during taxi with no hydraulic pressure on the right side hydraulic system to effectively operate the brakes, steering, or thrust reversers. A factor was the fatigue fracture of the…
- [NTSB CHI00IA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00IA009.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Chicago, IL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1999 · N766NC · No damage
  > The landing gear's wheel separation due to the improper installation of the wheel by company maintenance personnel using incomplete maintenance steps, and the maintenance steps not listed in the manufacturer's manual. Factors were the airport perimeter wall…
- [NTSB ATL90IA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90IA136.md): Douglas DC-9-51 · Atlanta, GA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1990 · N415EA · Minor damage
  > Inadequate maintenance inspection of the airplane which resulted in operation of the tire while under inflated and its subsequent failure. A factor in the incident was the inadequate quality control by the tire recapping facility which failed to repair a…
- [NTSB MIA84IA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84IA242.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Orlando, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1984 · N411EA · Minor damage
  > Just prior to V1 and rotation both left main landing gear tires failed. Takeoff was aborted and acft was stopped on rwy. Pax & crew deplaned without injury. Cause of tire failure could not be determined.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3022051')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 130))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3022051&occurrence=130

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