Douglas DC9-10 N1066T
19 March 1971 · Newark, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 March 1971 at about 19:30 local time, a Douglas DC9-10 registered N1066T, operated by Trans World Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 59 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newark, Nj
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC9-10
- Registration
- N1066T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Trans World Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Pittsburgh, Pa
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 4-0026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
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
AUTOPLT TOOK MAX PITCHUP, WAS DISCNCTD.EXTREME PRES ON CTL YOKE.FLEW USING TRIM.NOISE HEARD IN TAIL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1971 | Douglas DC9-15 | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | Southern Airways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1971 | Douglas DC9-32 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1971 | Douglas DC9-31 | Marthas Vnyd, Massachusetts, United States | Northeast Airlines, 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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| 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 | - |