- Date
- May 21, 1971
- Place
- Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Injuries
- 51 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8962EDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162238
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0030 71/5/21 NR.BALTIMORE,MD DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1846 N8962E PX- 0 0 47 UNK/NR, 16157 TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1215 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BALTIMORE,MD RALEIGH,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN REMARKS- THREADED REGULATOR NIPPLE OF SLIDE CHUTE AIR BOTTLE FAILED. BOTTLE SEPARATED,DMGD FUSELAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8962E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage