Douglas DC-9 N8910E
9 February 1979 · Miami, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 February 1979 at about 17:12 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N8910E, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Miami, Florida, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dade-Collier Jet
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N8910E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0016
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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
FIRST OFFICER TRAINEE UPGRADE TRNG FLT.CHECK CAPTAIN ADM SIMULATED LEFT ENGINE FAILURE AT LIFTOFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 1979 | Douglas DC-9 | St Louis, Missouri, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1979 | Douglas DC-9 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Douglas DC-9 | Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1979 | Douglas DC-9 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Southeast, Pennsylvania, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |