Douglas DC-9 N1304T
22 May 1971 · McAllen, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 22 May 1971 at about 12:13 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N1304T, operated by Texas International Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near McAllen, Texas, United States. 70 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McAllen, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N1304T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Texas International Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Houston, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0038
People
4 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66 |
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
MODIFICATION TO ISOLATE MAIN CARGO DOOR HYD SYS FROM MAIN HYD SYS IMPROPER.DOOR OPENED IN FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 1971 | Douglas DC-9 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1971 | Douglas DC-9 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1971 | Douglas DC-9 | New Haven, Connecticut, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1971 | Douglas DC-9 | Flushing, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1971 | Douglas DC-9 | Barbados, Other-Foreign Countries | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1971 | Douglas DC-9 | Duarte, California, United States | Hughes Airwest | Fatal | 50 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |