Douglas DC-9 N977Z
15 August 1969 · Chantilly, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1969 at about 15:29 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N977Z, operated by Ozark Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Chantilly, Virginia, United States. 103 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:29
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chantilly, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dulles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N977Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ozark Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Waterloo, Iowa
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0025
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
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
NR 3 MAIN GR TIRE FAILED AT ROTATION. DAMAGED HYD LINE, NR 2 NACELLE AREA AND ENG. LANDED OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 18 Aug 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Eglin Af Base, Florida, United States | Southern Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Ogden, Utah, United States | Overseas National Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |