Douglas DC-9 N935F
2 May 1970 · St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 May 1970 at about 15:49 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N935F, operated by Other-Foreign Flag Carrier, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States. 63 people were on board and 23 died, 11 were seriously injured, 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N935F
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Other-Foreign Flag Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Jfk Intl, Ny → St.maarten, V.i.
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- B-0001
People
23 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
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
CONTD UNSUCCESSFUL ATMTS LND ST.MAARTEN UNTIL INSUF FUEL RMND TO REACH ALTPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Harlingen, Texas, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | Southern Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 75 |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |