# NTSB IAD70I0015: Douglas DC-9, N977Z, Chantilly, VA, August 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1969
- Place: Chantilly, VA · CHANTILLY, VA
- Location: 38.8892° N, 77.4421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chantilly, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8892&lon=-77.4421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 103 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70I0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70I0015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0025  69/8/15    CHANTILLY,VA        DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1529                    N977Z               PX-  0  0 98                            50, 29980 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2760 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL
        OPERATOR - OZARK AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANTILLY,VA                WATERLOO,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NR 3 MAIN GR TIRE FAILED AT ROTATION. DAMAGED HYD LINE,NR 2 NACELLE AREA AND ENG. LANDED OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N977Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977Z-2005-10-19), registration cancelled 2005-10-19, S/N 47249, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 302206A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Dulles Intl

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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