# NTSB FTW70IF058: Douglas DC-9, N913, Birmingham, AL, March 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1970
- Place: Birmingham, AL · BIRMINGHAM, AL
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 40 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70IF058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70IF058

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0006  70/3/19  NR.BIRMINGHAM,ALA     DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1015                    N913                PX-  0  0 36                            42, 9179 TOTAL HOURS, 384
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW ORLEANS,LA              NEW YORK,NY                 BIRMINGHAM,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        REMARKS- PLT BECAME ILL DUE MILD ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA. CO-PLT LANDED OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N913 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

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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