DEN78IA015

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-9 · Denver, CO · November 22, 1977

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 22, 1977
Place
Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
UNK/NRDouglas DC-9
Status
Completed · report May 3, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
144275

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0027  77/11/22 NR.DENVER,CO          DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2016                    UNK/NR              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - HUGHES AIRWEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY, UT         DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- FLEW THRU FLT PATH OF B-747 COMING WITHIN 1800FT LATERALLY,200FT VERTICALLY.TOTAL CREW/PAX UNK.

Aircraft

Registration
UNK/NR
Reported as
Douglas DC-9
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
No damage