Douglas DC-9 N8961
7 October 1981 · Midland, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 October 1981 at about 16:50 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N8961, operated by Texas International Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Midland, Texas, United States. 13 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:50
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Midland, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Midland Regional
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N8961
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Texas International Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Dallas, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0019
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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
TAILCONE SEPD DRG LNDG.FOUND EXT RLS HANDLE DANGLING, SAFETY WIRE MISSING.CO PROC TO SAFETY HNDL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1981 | Douglas DC-9 | Burbank, California, United States | Pacific Southwest | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1981 | Douglas DC-9 | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 May 1981 | Douglas DC-9 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1982 | Douglas DC-9-30 | Houston, Texas, United States | Texas International | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1982 | Douglas DC-9-15F | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Republic Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Southeast, Pennsylvania, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |