- Date
- May 30, 1972
- Place
- Ft.Worth, TX · FT.WORTH, TX
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3305LDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79669
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0003 72/5/30 FT.WORTH,TEX DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 4 0 0 TRAINING ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0624 N3305L PX- 0 0 0 35, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, 517 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR SOUTHWEST OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- VORTEX TURB FROM PRECEDING DC-10.TWR GAVE WARNING.CREW UN EVALUATE HAZARD DUE INSUFFICIENT INFO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3305L
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grtr Southwest
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