Aviation Crash Map

Douglas DC-9 N9337

24 April 1969 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 24 April 1969 at about 14:44 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N9337, operated by Hughes Airwest, was involved in an accident during in flight near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 34 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:44
Classification
Accident
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Douglas DC-9
Registration
N9337
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Operator
Hughes Airwest
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Reno, Nev → Phoenix, Ariz
Aircraft damage
None
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
1-0057

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
34 0 1 2 31

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

PX FRACTURED KNEE WHILE IN LAVATORY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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