Douglas DC-9 N8922E
4 April 1980 · Southeast, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 April 1980 at about 16:33 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N8922E, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Southeast, Pennsylvania, United States. 68 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Southeast, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N8922E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Atlanta, Ga → New York, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0003
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 |
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.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 2 May 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Edwards Afb, California, United States | McDonnell-Doug | 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 | - |