- Date
- March 19, 1972
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 87 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1275LDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165393
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0011 72/3/19 ATLANTA,GA DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1510 N1275L PX- 0 0 82 40, 12786 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2509 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTSFIELD OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CHICAGO,ILL NEW YORK,NY ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: DISC, COMPRESSOR ROTOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- SECOND STAGE COMPRESSOR DISC NR 2 ENG FAILED.SEPARATED AT REAR FAN CASE.ENG PARTS DMGD FUSELAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1275L
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hartsfield