- Date
- April 4, 1977
- Place
- New Hope, GA · NEW HOPE, GA
- Injuries
- 62 fatal, 22 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1335UDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1978
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79682
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0010 77/4/4 NEW HOPE,GA DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 2 1 1 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1619 N1335U PX- 60 21 0 54, 19380 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3205 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - SOUTHERN AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MUSCLE SHOALS,AL ATLANTA,GA HUNTSVILLE,AL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: COMPRESSOR STALLS POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED WEATHER - HAIL WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): FAILURE TO KEEP FLIGHT PROPERLY ADVISED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING 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 LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3/4 MILE OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 320 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 28 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- INGESTION OF MASSIVE AMTS OF WATER & HAIL,THRUST LEVER MVT INDUCED STALL.PLT RELIED ON WX RADAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1335U
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1335URegistration cancelled Aug 25, 1977 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31
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