- Date
- December 27, 1968
- Place
- Sioux City, IA · SIOUX CITY, IA
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 10 minor, 55 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N974ZDouglas DC- 9
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1969
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79686
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0039 68/12/27 SIOUX CITY,IOWA DOUGLAS DC- 9 CR- 0 3 1 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0711 N974Z PX- 0 0 64 48, 19146 TOTAL HOURS, 63 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIOUX CITY OPERATOR - OZARK AIR LINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS FREEZING DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- T/O MADE WITH KNOWN AIRFRAME ICING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N974Z
- Reported as
- Douglas DC- 9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sioux City