- Date
- May 2, 1970
- Place
- St.Croix, VI · ST.CROIX,V.I., VI
- Injuries
- 23 fatal, 11 serious, 6 minor, 23 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N935FDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1971
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79671
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B-0001 70/5/2 NR.ST.CROIX,V.I. DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 1 0 5 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1549 N935F PX- 22 11 24 37, 12000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JFK INTL,NY ST.MAARTEN,V.I. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- CONTD UNSUCCESSFUL ATMTS LND ST.MAARTEN UNTIL INSUF FUEL RMND TO REACH ALTPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N935F
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
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