- Date
- June 22, 1971
- Place
- Marthas Vnyd, MA · MARTHAS VNYD, MA
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N982NEDouglas DC9-31
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1972
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79699
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0001 71/6/22 MARTHAS VNYD,MASS DOUGLAS DC9-31 CR- 0 0 5 *ERROR-INVALID CODE* AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0730 N982NE PX- 0 0 3 *ERROR-INVALID CODE* 46, 17344 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 3050 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTHAS VINEYARD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP JFK INTNL ARPT,NY MARTHAS VNYD,MASS NEW BEDFORD,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION COPILOT - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- DURG A VOR APCH N982NE HIT WATER ABT 3MI FM ARPT.ACFT RMND AIRBORNE DIVERTED BOSTON,LNDD SAFELY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N982NE
- Reported as
- Douglas DC9-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Marthas Vineyard