Douglas DC9-31 N8961E
18 May 1972 · Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 May 1972 at about 14:21 local time, a Douglas DC9-31 registered N8961E, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States. 10 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ft Laudrdll-Hwood
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC9-31
- Registration
- N8961E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Miami, Fla → Cleveland, Ohio
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0002
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
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
FLT DID NOT RPRT THE OM INBOUND AS REQUESTED BY THE TWR CTLR AND DID NOT RECEIVE A LDG CLNC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 1972 | Douglas DC9-32 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No 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 | - |