- Date
- February 13, 1972
- Place
- Pittsburg, PA · PITTSBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 68 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N994VJDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165438
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0048 72/2/13 PITTSBURG,PA DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0845 N994VJ PX- 0 0 64 42, 14380 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER PITTSBURG OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PITTSBURG,PA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY REMARKS- 1/2 TO 3/4INCHES SLUSH ON RWY.WET SNOW AND ICE FOUND IN INTAKE OF FAILED R ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N994VJ
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Greater Pittsburg
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