McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 N964VJ
13 June 1984 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 13 June 1984 at about 20:56 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 registered N964VJ was involved in an accident near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 56 people were on board and 10 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Detroit Metro (DTW)
- Coordinates
- 42.2208, -83.3492
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31
- Registration
- N964VJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hartford → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA84AA028
People
10 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 46 |
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
DURING ARRIVAL, THE AIRCREW (VISUALLY & BY USE OF WX RADAR) NOTED THUNDERSTORMS (TSTMS) WEST & SOUTHWEST OF THE ARPT. THE CREW ELECTED TO CONTINUE & MAKE AN ILS APCH. AT 1636, A SPCL WX OBSN HAD TSTM INFO, BUT WAS NOT NOTED. AT 1650, THE VIS DROPPED TO 1/4 MI WITH HVY RAIN & HAIL. AS THE ACFT APCHD RWY 21R, A VIP LVL 4 TSTM MOVED FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THENORTHERN PART OF THE ARPT. THE CONTOLLER PROVIDED WIND INFO FROM THE LOW LVL WIND SHEAR ALERT SYS (LLWAS), BUT USED IMPROPER PHRASEOLOGY & FAILED TO PROVIDE RVR INFO WHEN THE VIS WENT BLO 1 MI. THE CREW HAD DIFFICULTY IN UNDERSTANDING THE LLWAS INFO DUE TO THE AMOUNT & RAPIDITY THAT IT WAS PROVIDED. AT APRX 350' AGL, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED LOW CLDS, HVY RAIN, HAIL & TURBC. THE AIRCREW INITIATED A MISSED APCH. THE SPEED INCREASED TO 143 KTS, THEN DECREASED TO APRX 119 KTS.THE CAPT BELIEVED THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB & ELECTED TO LAND. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2500' DOWN THE RWY WITH THE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED, THEN SLID 3800' & WENT OFF THE RWY. THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 32 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Eastern Airlines (Eala) | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Forest Park, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Santa Ana, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1984 | De Havilland DHC-7-102 | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1984 | Fairchild SA-227-TT | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Troy, Michigan, United States | HOT Props Flying Club, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1984 | Fairchild BC12-D | Hessel, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1984 | Cessna 402C | Troy, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-24-260 | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |