NTSB investigations: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)
67 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82). 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
| 1983 | 2 |
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| 1984 | 1 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3022082'))
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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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3022082'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CEN10LA220Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) · Chicago, ILThe flight attendant's loss of balance resulting in a fall and a broken wrist.NTSB DCA07MA310Accident · No injuriesClass 1 · MajorFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) · St. Louis, MOAmerican Airlines’ maintenance personnel’s use of an inappropriate manual engine start procedure, which led to the uncommanded opening of the left engine air turbine starter valve, and a subsequent left engine fire, which was prolonged by the flight crew’s…NTSB DEN06IA051Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Denver, COthe captain's failure to follow existing company procedures for stabilized approach. **This report was modified on May 23, 2007.**NTSB DEN05IA083Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Denver, COthe reason for the occurrence was not determined.NTSB NYC05LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Providence, RIThe vehicle driver's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with the airplane during push-back. A factor was the icy ramp area.NTSB DEN05IA027Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Denver, COthe first officer's failure to maintain proper glide slope during the landing approach, and the captain's failure to adequately monitor the approach and landing, and his failure to challenge and/or intervene when the first officer continued to descend below…NTSB CHI04IA260Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Chicago, ILAn in-flight collision with a flock of birds during climb out after takeoff, which damaged the left engine fan module and ruptured a fuel line to the fuel-oil cooler causing an engine fire.NTSB CHI04LA196Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Sheridan, ILThe convection induced turbulence and the flight attendant not being restrained.NTSB CHI04LA127Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) · Near St. Louis, MOThe unexpected encounter with convective turbulence which resulted in a flight attendant being injured.NTSB DCA03IA058Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Dfw, TXThe improper maintenance of the tailcone evacuation system, which prevented the evacuation slide from inflating during an evacuation due to smoke/fumes in the cabin.NTSB NYC03FA186Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Jamaica, NYA fractured nose gear spray deflector due to contact with a tow bar during pushback, which subsequently jammed and prevented nose gear extension during landing. A factor in this accident was the tow operator's failure to detect the damaged spray deflector.NTSB MIA03LA155Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Charlotte, NCThe pilot-in-command's failure to sufficiently deviate to avoid known weather, and his failure to activate the seatbelt sign to ensure flight attendants and passengers were seated, which resulted in a passenger receiving serious injuries when the flight…NTSB LAX03LA193Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing MD-82 · Fort Worth, TXThe encounter with severe turbulence during descent, prior to the cabin crew taking their seats, which resulted in serious injury to two flight attendants.NTSB FTW03LA132Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) · DFW Airport, TXAn inadvertent trauma to the passenger's ankle during an emergency evacuation.NTSB SEA03IA046Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing DC-9-82 · Seattle, WAThe flight crew's misidentification of the parallel taxiway as the active runway, resulting in the flight crew executing a landing on the taxiway. Factors include sunglare from the wet paved surfaces, and a visual illusion created by the airport surface…NTSB NYC03LA016Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Flushing, NYAn inadvertent trauma to the passenger's foot during an emergency evacuation.NTSB ATL03LA014Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Orlando, FLThe airplane's inflight encounter with turbulence that resulted in injuries to the number two flight attendant.NTSB CHI02IA151Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Wichita, KSThe flightcrew's failure to verify the engine instrument indications and powerplant controls while on autopilot with the autothrottles engaged, and their failure to recognize the drop in airspeed which led to an aerodynamic stall associated with the reduction…NTSB ANC02FA023Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Anchorage, AKThe MD-11 flight crew's failure to maintain clearance while taxiing and the other's airplane's (MD-82) ground-marshaling personnel's failure to follow procedures/directives when they did not display an emergency stop signal to the crew of the MD-11. Factors…NTSB CHI02LA043Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Romulus, MIThe turbulence encountered in-flight and the passenger not complying with the flight and cabin crew’s warning of the turbulance.NTSB ENG01RA003Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Guadalajara, MexicoNTSB IAD01IA017Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Dulles, VAthe operator's inadequate maintenance procedure to disconnect the Omega navigational system, which resulted in coaxial cables being cut and not properly protected. A factor in the incident was the lightning strike.NTSB ANC00IA088Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Anchorage, AKAn inoperative traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS).NTSB LAX99IA230Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing DC-9-82 · San Diego, CAfailure of the number three bearing. The resulting oil leak from the bearing led to coke/carbon buildup, which resulted in chafing of the turbine's low-pressure compressor drive shaft on the rear compressor seal tube and subsequent fracture of the drive shaft.NTSB DCA99MA060Accident · 11 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Little Rock, ARThe flight crew's failure to discontinue the approach when severe thunderstorms and their associated hazards to flight operations had moved into the airport area and the crew's failure to ensure that the spoilers had extended after touchdown. Contributing to…NTSB CHI98IA167Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD82 · Washington, DCThe failure of the Dual Axis Accelerometer.NTSB MIA98LA002Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Cross City, FLThe in-flight encounter with turbulence associated with a nearby level 6 thunderstorm with moderate rain while deviating.NTSB SEA97FA202Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) · Seattle, WAfatigue failure of the nose landing gear upper lock link, due in part to reduced strength after the manufacturing process was changed from forged to machined plate stock; and inadequate non-destructive inspection process for testing the link.NTSB LAX97IA170Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Tucson, AZan undetermined failure in the #1 (left) engine turbine assembly, which resulted in a fracture of the first stage nozzle guide vane (NGV) and subsequent damage to the turbine blades.NTSB IAD97FA052Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Cleveland, OHThe pilot in command did not maintain control while utilizing the full auto-land system. Factors to this accident were a contaminated runway, a crosswind, and inadequate guidance provided in the aircraft manual.NTSB IAD97IA048Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Newark, NJfatigue fracture of the upper lock link, which led to the collapse of the nose gear during landing.NTSB SEA97IA040Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Seattle, WAThe failure of the left wing walker to verify the clearance between the left wing and the fuel truck during taxi, and his delay in signaling the lead marshaller to alert the pilot to stop the aircraft prior to impact. Factors contributing to the incident…NTSB ANC97IA011Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Anchorage, AKThe ground crew's failure to maintain communication with the flight crew while loading cargo after pushback and engine start, and the ground and flightcrew's failure to follow the procedure outlined in their manuals concerning use of marshallers during…NTSB FTW97IA045Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Dfw Airport, TXThe failure of the low pressure turbine shaft. A factor was the coke build up on the low pressure turbine shaft.NTSB NYC97LA009Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Jamaica, NYFailure of the nose landing gear upper lock link.NTSB FTW96IA237Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) · Albuquerque, NMthe flightcrew's inadvertent encounter with windshear at low altitude. Factors were: variable winds, high density altitude, and the FAA's inadequate location/height of the LLWAS sensor.NTSB FTW96IA235Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Childress, TXThe aircraft's encounter with unforcasted and unreported severe turbulence.NTSB CHI95MA044Accident · 2 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Bridgeton, MOThe Cessna 441 pilot's mistaken belief that his assigned departure runway was runway 30R, which resulted in his undetected entrance onto runway 30R, which was being used by the MD-82 for its departure. Contributing to the accident was the lack of Automatic…NTSB LAX94IA331Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas MD-82 · Reno, NVFailure of the area supervisor/departure controller (supvr/ctlr) to stay at his radar position and ensure that required communications were maintained. Factors related to the incident were: failure of the local tower controller instruct the flightcrew of…NTSB FTW94IA227Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas MD80 · Denver, COFailure of the right main landing gear torque link assembly and shimmy dampener for unknown reasons.NTSB CHI93IA352Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · St. Louis, MOa fatigue failure of the power transfer unit caused by a material defect which resulted in a total hydraulic system failure.NTSB ATL93IA113Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Savannah, GALeakage of the number 7 fuel nozzle, which resulted in an in flight engine fire.NTSB DEN93FA049Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Denver, COA vibration in the right main landing gear, for undetermined reasons, which resulted in collapse of the right main gear. A factor was failure of the pilot in command to ensure deployment of the ground spoilers.NTSB DEN93FA047Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Denver, COAn inflight encounterwith a microburst at an altitude insufficient to effect recovery.NTSB FTW93IA064Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC9-82 · Dfw Airport, TXThe inaccurate safety advisory provided by the tower operator. A factor was the emergency evacuationNTSB DEN93IA005Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Denver, COAn inadvertent attempt, by unknown persons, to start the APU which had been placarded as inoperative. Factors were: inadequate procedures in rendering the APU incapable of being started when inoperative.NTSB CHI92IA061Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30 · Chicago, ILThe local controller's not understanding read back of radio communications. Factors include the pilot-in-command of flight 73 not understanding verbal instructions; local controller not visually identifying the aircraft; and inadequate surveillance (FAA) in…NTSB NYC92FA009Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas MD-80 · Newark, NJFailure of the crew of the B-737, N7385F, to maintain adequate visual lookout while taxiing, and failure by air traffic controllers to provide traffic information and/or issue warnings to either flightcrew. A factor was the after-landing task saturation of…NTSB NYC91LA247Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas MD-82 · East Boston, MAThe malfunction of an electrical component in the cockpit, which resulted in smoke and the subsequent emergency evacuation of the passengers from the airplane.NTSB CHI91LA301Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Chicago, ILThe flight crew's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during ground operations. A related factor is the failure of the drivers of the escort vehicle and the semi trailer to follow established procedures and directives.