# NTSB MIA72AM121: Douglas DC-9, N8916E, Atlanta, GA, May 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1972
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72AM121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM121

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8916E-1995-02-08), registration cancelled 1995-02-08, S/N 45733 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hartsfield

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

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