- Date
- June 1, 1971
- Place
- New Haven, CT · NEW HAVEN, CT
- Injuries
- 110 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8924EDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162241
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0035 71/6/1 NR.NEW HAVEN,CONN DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0800 N8924E PX- 0 0105 UNK/NR, 13000 TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1280 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWARK,NJ BOSTON,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: BEARING,SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- NR 6 OIL SUPPLY TUBE,NR 2 ENG,FAILED.CAUSED BEARING AND TURBINE SHAFT FAILURE.HIT 3 RWY LTS ON LDG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8924E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage