# NTSB NYC75IN057: Douglas DC-9, N960VJ, Boston, MA, November 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1974
- Place: Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 38 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146425
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75IN057
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75IN057

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N960VJ-2005-02-07), registration cancelled 2005-02-07, S/N 47505, built 1970 (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)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT8D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (registry code 52053, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Boston Logan

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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