# NTSB DCA67A0003: Douglas DC-9, N9101, Nwemme, OR, October 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1966
- Place: Nwemme, OR · NWEMME, OR
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 18 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA67A0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA67A0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0015   66/10/1   NWEMME,OREG         DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  5  0  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1910                    N9101               PX- 13  0  0                            50, 18998 TOTAL HOURS, 18
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - WEST COAST AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERED 100266.DESCENT BELOW CLEARANCE LIMIT AND OBSTRUCTING TERRAIN FOR UNKNOWN REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9101](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9101-1968-06-13), registration cancelled 1968-06-13, S/N 45794, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-9-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-12) (registry code 3022030) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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