- Date
- November 5, 1974
- Place
- Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 38 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N960VJDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146425
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0028 74/11/5 BOSTON,MASS DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1324 N960VJ PX- 0 0 35 52, 23436 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 4015 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - BOSTON LOGAN OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILKES BARRE,PA BOSTON,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQ.DIRECTIVES,MANUAL,EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - AIR CONDITION,HEATING AND PRESSURIZATION: PRESSURIZATION CONTROL AND INDICATING SYSTEM PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- CROSS TIE RELAY OVRHTD-ELECT FIRE.MAN MODE PRESS SELECTED PER CK LIST.PRESS CABIN DELAYED EVAC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N960VJ
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Boston Logan
N960VJRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2005 · Douglas DC-9-31Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-31Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.