- Date
- May 10, 1972
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8916EDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79696
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0018 72/5/10 ATLANTA,GA DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0435 N8916E PX- 0 0 0 44, 8666 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2405 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTSFIELD OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED REMARKS- FIRE IN L SIDE AFT CABIN DUE ELEC SHORT CIRCUIT IN UNUSED PAX SERV ELEC RECEPTACLE FROM LATCH SPRG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8916E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hartsfield
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