Douglas DC-9 N980DC
2 May 1980 · Edwards Afb, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 May 1980 at about 06:34 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N980DC, operated by McDonnell-Doug, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Edwards Afb, California, United States. 7 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Edwards Afb, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Edwards Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N980DC
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- McDonnell-Doug
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Experimentation
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3800
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
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
LNDG CERTIF TEST.APCH NOT STBLZD BFR FLARE, EMPENNAGE SEPD.NO CALL-OUT RQRD-OTR CREW.INADQT PROC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 17 Mar 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | U.s. Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |