# NTSB NYC72IN095: Douglas DC-9, N994VJ, Pittsburg, PA, February 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1972
- Place: Pittsburg, PA · PITTSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 68 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72IN095
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72IN095

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N994VJ-1977-07-25), registration cancelled 1977-07-25, S/N 47333 (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: No damage
- Airport: Greater Pittsburg

## Other investigations on N994VJ (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 DCA76AZ029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA76AZ029), Jun 23, 1976: Douglas DC-9 (N994VJ), Philadelphia, PA, destroyed

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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