# NTSB NYC71IN124: Douglas DC-9, N1070T, Flushing, NY, June 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1971
- Place: Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Location: 40.7654° N, 73.8174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flushing, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7654&lon=-73.8174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 43 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162243
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71IN124
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN124

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0037  71/6/18  NR.FLUSHING,NY        DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N1070T              PX-  0  0 39                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OHIO             LAGUARDIA ARPT,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-CO PLT BECAME ILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1070T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1070T-1998-02-13), registration cancelled 1998-02-13, S/N 45784 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Registry model: [Douglas DC9-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc9-15) (registry code 3022036) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N1070T (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 NYC77FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA013), Nov 17, 1976: Douglas DC-9 (N1070T), Appleton, OH, 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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