Douglas DC9-32 N1286L

Summary

On 7 November 1975 at about 07:20 local time, a Douglas DC9-32 registered N1286L, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. 33 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 November 1975 at 07:20

Classification

Incident

Location

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

McGhee Tyson

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas DC9-32

Registration

N1286L

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

Atlanta, Ga → S

Aircraft damage

None

Weather

IMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

4-0025

2 people had minor injuries.

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

SPOILER ARMED DID NOT DEPLOY.CREW DID NOT CHECK, DID NOT DEPLOY MANUALLY.ACFT MIRED IN MUD OFF RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.