MIA76IM004

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-10 · Jacksonville, FL · July 15, 1975

Incident · FatalClosed
Date
July 15, 1975
Place
Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 fatal, 69 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N80NADouglas DC-10
Status
Completed · report October 3, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
150390

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0010  75/7/15  NR.JACKSONVILLE,FL    DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 13  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2239                    N80NA               PX-  1  0 56                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS - SUICIDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PASSENGER DEATH BY FIRE IN BLUE ROOM WAS SUICIDE.MINOR DMG BY NEWSPAPER FIRE R AFT BLUE ROOM.

Aircraft

Registration
N80NA
Reported as
Douglas DC-10
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage