# NTSB investigations: Mcdonnell 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 CHI02FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA289.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 2002 · N941N · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the main landing gear strut due to inclusions in the material, residual stresses, and dissolved hydrogen content.
- [NTSB NYC02LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA056.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Dulles, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 2002 · N837AT · Substantial damage
  > The lack of direction from the operator on how to perform pushbacks on an icy ramp, which led to the tug driver positioning the tug at an angle to the nose of the airplane that allowed the airplane to move forward and strike the tug. Factors were the…
- [NTSB DCA00MA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA079.md): Douglas DC-9-32 · Greensboro, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 2000 · N838AT · Substantial damage
  > A phase-to-phase arc in the left heat exchanger cooling fan relay, which ignited the surrounding wire insulation and other combustible materials within the electrical power center panel. Contributing to the left heat exchanger fan relay malfunction was the…
- [NTSB CHI00IA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00IA087.md): McDonnell Douglas DC9-32 · Milwaukee, WI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 2000 · N203ME · Minor damage
  > the chafing of the internal water heater wire. A factor was the missing ground strap.
- [NTSB CHI89IA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89IA143.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Chicago, IL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1989 · N939ML · No damage
  > Poor lookout by the crew of the DC-9 and the Cessna pilot.
- [NTSB LAX83IA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83IA302.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC9-32 · Las Vegas, NV · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1983 · N942N · Minor damage
  > During the ground run for takeoff a fatigue precipitated failure of the third stage turbine blade occurred with secondary damage to several guide vanes and the fourth stage turbine wheel. Imbalance of the turbine wheel caused the failure of the number six…
- [NTSB LAX83IA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83IA257.md): Douglas DC-9-31 · Luke Afb, AZ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 28, 1983 · N943N · No damage
  > While descending through 31,600 ft the master caution & the right 'inlet fuel pressure low' lights illuminated. The fuelquantity transfer circuit breaker was found tripped, & when reset the fuel quantity gauges went to zero. An emergency was declared to…
- [NTSB CHI79FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA047.md): Douglas DC-9 · Mosinee, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 21, 1979 · N941N · 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 ('302206C'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=302206C

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