- Date
- August 24, 1971
- Place
- Bwi, Barbados · BWI, Barbados
- Injuries
- 96 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N967PRDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163668
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0042 71/8/24 BARBADOS,BWI DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2035 N967PR PX- 0 0 90 46, 15462 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 2011 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - SEAWELL INTL OPERATOR - CARIBBEAN-ATLANTIC AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BARBADOS,BWI PORT OF SPAIN,TRINID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: WING SPOILER SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- R SPOILER CABLE FAILED,CAUSED SPOILER TO DEPLOY WITH PARTIAL LOSS OF CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N967PR
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Seawell Intl