# NTSB NYC71IN100: Douglas DC-9, N8922E, Boston, MA, April 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1971
- Place: Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 110 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71IN100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0028  71/4/12    BOSTON,MASS         DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2059                    N8922E              PX-  0  0105                            39, 8100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1060 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 BOSTON,MASS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- DURG LDG FLARE MADE L TURN TO LINE UP W CENTER OF RWY.L WING TIP,LEADING EDGE FLAP,CONTACTED RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8922E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8922E-1994-12-27), registration cancelled 1994-12-27, S/N 45837 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-9-31](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9-31) (registry code 3022065) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Logan Intl

## Other investigations on N8922E (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 NYC80FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA032), Apr 4, 1980: Douglas DC-9 (N8922E), Southeast, PA, 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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