NTSB investigations: Douglas DC-9-31, GA

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Douglas DC-9-31. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19722026
NTSB investigations: Douglas DC-9-31, GA per year, 1972–2026: 5 cases
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19841
19903

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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'GA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3022065'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB ATL90IA126Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-9-31 · Atlanta, GAInadequate maintenance inspection by operator personnel which resulted in operation of the tire while under-inflated.Jun 8, 1990 · N8943E · Minor damageNTSB ATL90IA124Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-9-31 · Atlanta, GAFailure of the ac cross tie relay, which prevented the generators from being reconnected to the electrical system. A factor in the incident was the loss of the left generator in flight. Factors include inadvertently disconnecting the left generator while…May 31, 1990 · N8982E · No damageNTSB ATL90IA076Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-9-31 · Atlanta, GAInadequate servicing of the airplane by operator maintenance personnel which resulted in the burst tire. Factors in the accident were hydraulic system lines which were fractured by debris from the burst tire and a total failure of the airplane hydraulic…Mar 14, 1990 · N8951E · Minor damageNTSB ATL84LA235Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-9-31 · Augusta, GADuring a turbulence encounter a pax standing in the rear of the cabin fell and suffered a fractured leg. The seat belt sign was illuminated for the entire flt. At the direction of the capt, in-flt service by the flt attendants was terminated. The injured pax…Jul 25, 1984 · N8978E · No damageNTSB MIA72AM121Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-9 · Atlanta, GAMay 10, 1972 · N8916E · Substantial damage