- Date
- July 1, 1972
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 36 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8944Douglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118058
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0018 72/7/1 WASHINGTON,DC DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0712 N8944 PX- 0 0 32 43, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 1697 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,DC LOUISVILLE,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- STAB TRIM STARTED NOSE DOWN.PLT DISENGAGED PRIM C/B,LNDD WITH AUX SYST.NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8944
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Washington Natl