# NTSB SEA73IS038: Douglas DC-9, N9338, Spokane, WA, June 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1973
- Place: Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 108 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73IS038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73IS038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0018  73/6/22    SPOKANE,WASH        DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1356                    N9338               PX-  0  0103                            52, 30015 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            4250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPOKANE INTL
        OPERATOR - HUGHES AIRWEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN DIEGO,CALIF             SEATTLE,WASH                 SPOKANE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL
        REMARKS- NRS 3,4 TIRES FAILED ON TKOF ROLL CAUSE NOT DTRMD.ANTISKID SYS REVRTD TO MAN FAILNG NRS 1,2 TIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9338](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9338-2010-07-20), registration cancelled 2010-07-20, S/N 47347, built 1969 (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-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (registry code 52044, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Spokane Intl

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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