# NTSB investigations: Douglas DC-9-32

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 DCA01MA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01MA005.md): Douglas DC-9 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 2000 · N826AT · Substantial damage
  > the leakage of lavatory fluid from the airplane's forward lavatory onto electrical connectors, which caused shorting that led to a fire. Contributing to the accident were the inadequate servicing of the lavatory and the failure of maintenance to ensure…
- [NTSB CHI99IA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99IA136.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Dubuque, IA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1999 · N205ME · No damage
  > the frozen elevator control. Factors to the incident were the rain and the low temperature.
- [NTSB DCA96MA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA96MA054.md): Douglas DC-9-32 · Miami, FL · Accident · 110 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · May 11, 1996 · N904VJ · Destroyed
  > which resulted from a fire in the airplane's class D cargo compartment that was initiated by the actuation of one or more oxygen generators being improperly carried as cargo, were (1) the failure of SabreTech to properly prepare, package, and identify…
- [NTSB FTW96FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA118.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Houston, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 1 · Field · Final report · Feb 19, 1996 · N10556 · Substantial damage
  > the captain's decision to continue the approach contrary to Continental Airlines (COA) standard operating procedures that mandate a go-around when an approach is unstabilized below 500 feet or a ground proximity warning system alert continues below 200 feet…
- [NTSB CHI96IA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96IA059.md): Douglas DC-9-32 · Saint Louis, MO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1995 · N925L · No damage
  > loss of induction air into the engine inlets resulting in simultaneous loss of power on both engines. Factors relating to this incident were: disconnection of the airplane's hydraulic pumps and generators, slush on the runway and the hydroplaning condition.
- [NTSB ATL95MA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95MA106.md): Douglas DC-9-32 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Jun 8, 1995 · N908VJ · Substantial damage
  > failure of Turk Hava Yollari maintenance and inspection personnel to perform a proper inspection of a 7th stage high compressor disc, thus allowing the detectable crack to grow to a length at which the disc ruptured, under normal operating conditions,…
- [NTSB NYC92LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA076.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Dayton, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1992 · N926L · Minor damage
  > A failed wheel rim following an inadvertent over inflation by the mechanic. Additional causes were the failure of the mechanic to be aware of the pressure being used and his failure to follow procedures. A factor related to the accident was the failure of the…
- [NTSB CHI90IA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90IA166.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Chicago, IL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1990 · N948ML · No damage
  > The pilot-in-command's inadequate weather evaluation. Factors in the incident were the weather and artcc's failure to issue a weather advisory.
- [NTSB BFO88IA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88IA012.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Baltimore, MD · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1987 · N924L · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > Twa flt 388 (DC-9, N924L) was in clouds climbing to 7000' when Baltimore (bwi) TRACON adzd that an acft (Piper PA-28R) was straight ahead at 3 mi dscndg fm 6700'. Flt 388 had passed 6000' & the capt requested a traffic avoidance vector. The TRACON ctlr…
- [NTSB FTW85IA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85IA011.md): Cessna Citation 550 · Houston, TX · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 1984 · N107T · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > N3322L inadvertently crossed the active rwy 04 at the time N107T became airborne on takeoff from that rwy. A near miss occurred as the captain and 1st officer of N107T observed N3322L on the rwy and made a max performance climb over the top of N3322L. N3322L…
- [NTSB ATL84IA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84IA160.md): Douglas DC-9-32 · Mount Vernon, IL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 4, 1984 · N923L · No damage
  > Kansas city ARTCC (zkc) had cleared ozark flt 709 (a DC-9, N923L) to cruise at FL270. While proceeding ese near the edgeof the zkc area, the DC-9 converged on zorro 11 (a flt of 3 F-4'S). The F-4'S had been cleared by indianaplolis ARTCC (zid) to proceed…
- [NTSB MKC81FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA051.md): Douglas DC-9 · St.Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 13, 1981 · N924L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81DA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA092.md): Douglas DC-9 · New Orleans, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 18, 1981 · N1295L · No damage
- [NTSB DCA74AZ011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA74AZ011.md): Douglas DC-9 · Chattanooga, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Nov 27, 1973 · N3323L · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA72AM014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM014.md): Douglas DC-9 · Savannah, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 18, 1971 · N3316L · Substantial damage

## 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 ('3022066'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3022066

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