# NTSB MKC74IK063: Douglas DC-9, N3302L, St.Louis, MO, April 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1974
- Place: St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 54 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74IK063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74IK063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0012  74/4/20    ST.LOUIS,MO         DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0708                    N3302L              PX-  0  0 50                            47, 14365 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            3123 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.LOUIS INTL
        OPERATOR - SOUTHERN AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.LOUIS,MO                 NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: SHAFT,TURBINE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- LOW PRESSURE COMPRESSOR DRIVE SHAFT FRACTURED ABT 12IN FM FWD END.NUMEROUS SHRAPNEL HOLES IN ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3302L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3302L-1981-07-07), registration cancelled 1981-07-07, S/N 45697, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-9-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-14) (registry code 3022034) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: St.Louis Intl

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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