# NTSB MKC81FA051: Douglas DC-9, N924L, St.Louis, MO, August 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1981
- 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 59 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81FA051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0015  81/8/13    ST.LOUIS,MO         DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1957                    N924L               PX-  0  0 54                            59, 34000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            6800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT ST.LOUIS
        OPERATOR - OZARK AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FL                    ST.LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- GPU W UNTRND OPER HIT 2 ACFT,SWEARINGEN SA226TC,N322BA,MINOR DMG.GPU OWNED BY ARPT TRML SVC,INC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N924L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N924L-2013-05-10), registration cancelled 2013-05-10, S/N 47324, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-9-32](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-32) (registry code 3022066) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D-5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-5) (registry code 52046, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lambert St.Louis

## Other investigations on N924L (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 BFO88IA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88IA012), Dec 5, 1987: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 (N924L), Baltimore, MD, incident, no damage

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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