Douglas DC-9 N956VJ
21 August 1977 · New York, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1977 at about 18:45 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N956VJ, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near New York, New York, United States. 96 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 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jfk Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N956VJ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Air
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Buffalo, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0012
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
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
TAXIING FM PAN AM RAMP GATE-1 ACFT R WG STRUCK APARKED TUG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1977 | Douglas DC-9 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Hughes Airwest | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1977 | Douglas DC-9 | New Hope, Georgia, United States | Southern Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 62 |
| 23 Jun 1976 | Douglas DC-9 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | U.s. Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1976 | Douglas DC-9 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1976 | Douglas DC-9 | Buffalo, New York, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1976 | Douglas DC-9 | Appleton, Ohio, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |