# NTSB DCA08RA077: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-15, N199US, Saltillo, Mexico, July 6, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 6, 2008, 01:15 local (06:15 UTC)
- Place: Saltillo, Mexico
- Coordinates: 25.394927, -100.97817
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.3949&lon=-100.9782&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: AAI-100
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA08RA077
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68372/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=68372
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08RA077

## Preliminary report

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## Aircraft

- Registration: [N199US](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N199US-2009-03-30), registration cancelled 2009-03-30, S/N 47153, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-15
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-9-15F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-15f) (registry code 3022037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (registry code 52048, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: USA Jet Airlines Inc, doing business as USA Jet Airlines, Inc
- Departed: Saltillo
- Destination: Saltillo
- Flight plan: IFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC)

## Docket (18 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 20, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=68372. 23.2 MB in all.

- Maintenance Records 11 - Maintenance Records Specialist Report (item 1, .PDF, 126 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40300747&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintenance%20Records%2011%20-%20Maintenance%20Records%20Specialist%20Report-Master.PDF
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 1 - Operating Certificate (item 2, .PDF, 74 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40300736&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintenance%20Records%2011%20-%20Attachment%201%20-%20Operating%20Certificate-Redacted.PDF
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 2 - CAS Report (item 3, .PDF, 533 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40300737&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintenance%20Records%2011%20-%20Attachment%202%20-%20CAS%20Report-Master.PDF
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 3 - Minimum Equipment List (item 4, .PDF, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40300738&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintenance%20Records%2011%20-%20Attachment%203%20-%20Minimum%20Equipment%20List-Redacted.PDF
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 4 - AD Listing (item 5, .PDF, 75 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40300739&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintenance%20Records%2011%20-%20Attachment%204%20-%20AD%20Listing-Master.PDF
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 5 - Service Difficulty Reports (item 6, .PDF, 479 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40300740&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintenance%20Records%2011%20-%20Attachment%205%20-%20Service%20Difficulty%20Reports-Redacted.PDF
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 6 - Engineering Authorization (item 7, .PDF, 199 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40300741&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintenance%20Records%2011%20-%20Attachment%206%20-%20Engineering%20Authorization-Master.PDF
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 7 - Time Limit Control Components (item 8, .PDF, 77 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40300742&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintenance%20Records%2011%20-%20Attachment%207%20-%20Time%20Limit%20Control%20Components-Master.PDF
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 9 - ATA 27 Flight Controls (item 9, .PDF, 368 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40300744&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintenance%20Records%2011%20-%20Attachment%209%20-%20ATA%2027%20Flight%20Controls-Redacted.PDF
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 10 - ATA 34 Navigation (item 10, .PDF, 3.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40300745&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintenance%20Records%2011%20-%20Attachment%2010%20-%20ATA%2034%20Navigation-Redacted.PDF
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 11 - ATA 22 Autopilot (item 11, .PDF, 537 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40300746&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintenance%20Records%2011%20-%20Attachment%2011%20-%20ATA%2022%20Autopilot-Redacted.PDF
- Maintenance Records 11 - Attachment 8 - ATA 23 Communications (item 12, .PDF, 498 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40300918&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintenance%20Records%2011%20-%20Attachment%208%20-%20ATA%2023%20Communications-Redacted.PDF
- Airworthiness Factual Report of Group Chairman (item 13, .PDF, 10.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40307507&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Airworthiness%20Factual%20Report%20of%20Group%20Chairman-Master.PDF
- Cockpit Voice Recorder Transcript (item 14, .PDF, 74 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40326657&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Cockpit%20Voice%20Recorder%20Transcript-Master.PDF
- Meteorology Factual Report of Group Chairman (item 15, .PDF, 1.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40326658&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Meteorology%20Factual%20Report%20of%20Group%20Chairman-Master.PDF
- Operations Factual Report of Group Chairman (item 16, .PDF, 339 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40326659&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Operations%20Factual%20Report%20of%20Group%20Chairman-Master.PDF
- Operations 2 - Attachment 1 Interviews (item 17, .PDF, 273 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40338334&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Operations%202%20-%20Attachment%201%20Interviews-Redacted.PDF
- Operations 2 - Attachment 2 Approach Charts (item 18, .PDF, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40338335&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Operations%202%20-%20Attachment%202%20Approach%20Charts-Master.PDF

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