# NTSB MKC75IK032: Douglas DC-9, N8910E, Minneapolis, MN, December 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1974
- Place: Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 63 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79709
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75IK032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75IK032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8910E-2016-07-29), registration cancelled 2016-07-29, S/N 45771, built 1966 (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)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: St Paul Intl

## Other investigations on N8910E (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA79AA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79AA049), Feb 9, 1979: Douglas DC-9 (N8910E), Miami, FL, destroyed

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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