- Date
- January 28, 1994, 09:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- Chantilly, VA
- Injuries
- 106 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3339LDouglas DC-9-32
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- FAA report
- 19940128004679I
- Case key
- 10979
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Probable cause
The flightcrew's failure to maintain directional control during a rejected takeoff. Contributing factors were the wet and icy runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
On January 28, 1994, Valujet Airlines flight 61, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, N3339L, exited the runway during a rejected takeoff at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia. The airplane was damaged but there were no injuries to the 5 crewmembers or 101 passengers aboard. While on the takeoff roll on runway 01 right, the captain stated that as the airplane accelerated to about 80 knots, the airplane began to drift to the right of centerline. The captain elected to reject the takeoff and applied reverse engine thrust, however, the airplane exited off the left side of the runway.
No additional information is available.
Factual narrative
On January 28, 1994, Valujet Airlines flight 61, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, N3339L, exited the runway during a rejected takeoff at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia. The airplane was damaged but there were no injuries to the 5 crewmembers or 101 passengers aboard. While on the takeoff roll on runway 01 right, the captain stated that as the airplane accelerated to about 80 knots, the airplane began to drift to the right of centerline. The captain elected to reject the takeoff and applied reverse engine thrust, however, the airplane exited off the left side of the runway.
No additional information is available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3339L
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 901
- Airframe hours
- 64,757
- Engine
- P&W JT8D-7B, 4,000 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Value Jet Airlines, doing business as Valujet
- Registered owner
- Valujet
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- IAD
- Destination
- ATL · Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- IAD · Dulles, runway 1R, 11,500 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10,957 total · 1,432 in this make and model · 1,480 as pilot in command · 76 in the last 90 days · 69 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 31.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IA
FAA reports on this event · 1
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