Douglas DC-9 N1295L
18 May 1981 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 May 1981 at about 20:04 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N1295L, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. 74 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N1295L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Memphis, Tn → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0022
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 70 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1981 | Douglas DC-9 | Burbank, California, United States | Pacific Southwest | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1981 | Douglas DC-9 | Midland, Texas, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1981 | Douglas DC-9 | St.louis, Missouri, United States | Ozark 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 | - |