Douglas DC9-32 N3329L
28 September 1972 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 1972 at about 13:05 local time, a Douglas DC9-32 registered N3329L, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 34 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ohare
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC9-32
- Registration
- N3329L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New Orleans, la → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0035
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
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
BROKEN FUSELAGE FRAMES, TAIL SKID ASSY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1972 | Douglas DC9-31 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1971 | Douglas DC9-10 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 11 Sep 1974 | Douglas DC9-31 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 71 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |