- Date
- March 20, 1980
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 7 minor, 45 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N943VJDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800320045509I
- Case key
- 131678
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0003 80/3/20 NR.WASHINGTON,DC DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0910 N943VJ PX- 0 0 47 46, 15113 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 3468 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBANY,NY WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: PRESSURIZATION CONTROL AND INDICATING SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION REMARKS- CABIN PRESSURE AMPLIFIER PN9348402-1-03 SN 17423 FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N943VJ
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
N943VJRegistration cancelled May 22, 2013 · Douglas DC-9-31Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-31Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.