# NTSB SEA761S041: Douglas DC-9, N9333, Spokane, WA, April 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1976
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 54 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1976
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79723
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA761S041
- Board report AAR7618 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7618.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA761S041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0010   76/4/1  NR.SPOKANE,WA         DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0738                    N9333               PX-  0  0 49                            57, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPOKANE INTL
        OPERATOR - HUGHES AIRWEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CALGARY,CANADA              LOS ANGELES,CA               LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- INADQT LCL ATC PROC.PILOT FAILED TO FOLLOW FAA RCMD PSNRP PROC.AVOIDED DC-10,N148US.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9333](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9333-2010-08-23), registration cancelled 2010-08-23, S/N 47246, built 1968 (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: No damage
- Airport: Spokane Intl

## Other investigations on N9333 (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 CHI01FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA129), May 1, 2001: Douglas DC-9-31 (N9333), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial failure of the aircraft tug for undetermined reasons.

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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