- Date
- June 23, 1976
- Place
- Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Injuries
- 86 serious, 20 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N994VJDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1977
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79678
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0011 76/6/23 PHILADELPHIA,PA DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 4 0 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2712 N994VJ PX- 0 82 20 49, 25000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 6000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA INTL OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PROVIDENCE,RI MEMPHIS,TN NASHVILLE,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - WIND SHEAR WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS THUNDERSTORM, RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 240 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 17 BELOW MINIMUMS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- CONTINUED APCH INTO CLEARLY MARGINAL SVR WX CONDITION.BLO-MIN RVR INFO NOT PROVIDED BY TWR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N994VJ
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Philadelphia Intl
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