Douglas Dc- 9 N974Z
27 December 1968 · Sioux City, Iowa, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 December 1968 at about 07:11 local time, a Douglas Dc- 9 registered N974Z, operated by Ozark Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sioux City, Iowa, United States. 68 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, 10 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sioux City, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sioux City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas Dc- 9
- Registration
- N974Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ozark Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0039
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 55 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
T/O MADE WITH KNOWN AIRFRAME ICING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas Dc- 9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1968 | Douglas DC-9 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1968 | Douglas DC-9 | Austin, Texas, United States | Trans-Texas Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Douglas DC-9 | St, Missouri, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 May 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Fairland, Indiana, United States | U.s. Air | Fatal | 83 |
| 9 Apr 1967 | Douglas DC-9 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |