# NTSB IAD71II032: Douglas DC-9, N895E, Greensboro, NC, December 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1970
- Place: Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 92 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 25, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71II032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71II032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0061  70/12/29   GREENSBORO,NC       DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1904                    N895E               PX-  0  0 88                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBORO REGION
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSBURGH,PA               GREENSBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- TWR GAVE PLT BRAKING ACTION GOOD BASED ON REPT FROM B-727 PLT 20 MIN PRIOR. TEMP DROPPED 5 DEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N895E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Greensboro Region

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

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