- Date
- December 19, 1974
- Place
- Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Injuries
- 63 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8910EDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79709
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0024 74/12/19 MINNEAPOLIS,MINN DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2050 N8910E PX- 0 0 58 50, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PAUL INTL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MONTGOMERY,ALA MINNEAPOLIS,MINN ATLANTA GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY REMARKS- ACCUMULATION OF WATER IN PRESSURE CAN.FROZEN,UN EXTND NOSE GR.MFG SVC BULLETIN 53-91 PERTAINS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8910E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- St Paul Intl
N8910ERegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2016 · Douglas DC-9-14Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-14Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-1
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