- Date
- September 8, 1970
- Place
- Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 15 minor, 79 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3329LDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108448
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0016 70/9/8 LOUISVILLE,KY DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2014 N3329L PX- 0 0 89 30, 5600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1663 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STANDIFORD FIELD OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHICAGO,ILL ATLANTA,GA LEXINGTON,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: APPROACH LIGHTING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM REMARKS- PLTS MISJUDGEMENT OF ALT DUE SLOPING TRRN ABSENCE OF LTS IN APCH AREA.ACFT NOT PSND ON GLIDE SLOPE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3329L
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Standiford Field