- Date
- June 9, 1969
- Place
- Chattanooga, TN · CHATTANOOGA, TN
- Injuries
- 59 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8946EDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173033
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0039 69/6/9 CHATTANOOGA,TENN DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1555 N8946E PX- 0 0 54 51, 20900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVELL FIELD OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHATTANOOGA,TENN WASHINGTON,DC GREENVILLE,SC 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
- N8946E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Lovell Field