Douglas DC9-31 N982NE
22 June 1971 · Marthas Vnyd, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 June 1971 at about 07:30 local time, a Douglas DC9-31 registered N982NE, operated by Northeast Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Marthas Vnyd, Massachusetts, United States. 8 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 07:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Marthas Vnyd, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marthas Vineyard
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC9-31
- Registration
- N982NE
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Northeast Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Jfk Intnl Arpt, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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
DURG A VOR APCH N982NE HIT WATER ABT 3MI FM ARPT.ACFT RMND AIRBORNE DIVERTED BOSTON, LNDD SAFELY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1971 | Douglas DC9-10 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| 11 Jan 1971 | Douglas DC9-32 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 1972 | Douglas DC9-32 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1972 | Douglas DC9-31 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1974 | Douglas DC9-31 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 71 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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