# NTSB DIA69I0062: Douglas DC-9, N8924E, Washington, DC, May 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 8, 1969
- Place: Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 63 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172967
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69I0062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69I0062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0017   69/5/8    WASHINGTON,DC       DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0845                    N8924E              PX-  0  0 58                            39, 7871 TOTAL HOURS, 593
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NATIONAL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8924E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: National

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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