NTSB investigations: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), TX

9 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

19892026
NTSB investigations: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), TX per year, 1989–2026: 9 cases
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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\" = 'TX' 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 ('3022082'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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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.Sep 25, 2003 · N462AA · No damageNTSB 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.Jun 12, 2003 · N451AA · No damageNTSB 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.Apr 16, 2003 · N452AA · No damageNTSB 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.Nov 23, 1996 · N3507A · Minor damageNTSB FTW96IA235Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Childress, TXThe aircraft's encounter with unforcasted and unreported severe turbulence.Jun 3, 1996 · N493AA · No damageNTSB FTW93IA064Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC9-82 · Dfw Airport, TXThe inaccurate safety advisory provided by the tower operator. A factor was the emergency evacuationJan 10, 1993 · N7532A · No damageNTSB FTW91LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Dfw Airport, TXThe captain of the other aircraft misjudged clearance between his aircraft and the standing commuter airplane. A factor was the failure by the second pilot of the other airplane to identify a hazardous condition.Jul 27, 1991 · N491AA · 2 aircraft · Minor damageNTSB FTW89IA070Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9 · Houston, TXCrew's failure to follow taxi instructions and to insure that they were on the proper runway prior to initiation of the takeoff roll.Mar 23, 1989 · N447AA · Minor damageNTSB FTW89IA064Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Houston, TXFailure of the TRACON final approach controller to assure radar separation between the aircraft. Factors related to the accident were: inadequate supervision by the ATC supervisor, excessive workload for the controller, unclear instructions by the controller,…Mar 1, 1989 · N820NY · 2 aircraft · No damage