Douglas DC-9 N988VJ
9 September 1969 · Fairland, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 September 1969 at about 14:29 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N988VJ, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near Fairland, Indiana, United States. 82 people were on board. In all, 83 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairland, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N988VJ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Air
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Boston, Mass → St.louis, Mo
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0016
People
83 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
INADQT SEPN OF MIXD IFR AND VFR TFC IN TRML AREAMISC-DEFICIENCIES IN ATC COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 15 Aug 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | Ozark Air Lines, 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 |