McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 N965VJ
14 October 1984 · Erie, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 October 1984 at about 08:09 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 registered N965VJ was involved in an incident near Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. 77 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 08:09
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Erie Int'l (ERI)
- Coordinates
- 42.1308, -80.1396
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30
- Registration
- N965VJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Nashville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- DCA85IA001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
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
THE ORIG DESTN WAS YOUNGSTOWN, OH, BUT ITS WX WAS BLO MINS, SO THE FLT TO TRANSPORT A FOOTBALL TEAM WAS PLANNED TO ERIE WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE MINS. THE COACH & BUSINESS MANAGER WERE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS, BUT PLANS WERE MADE TO BUS THE TEAM ON TO YOUNGSTOWN. EN ROUTE, THE MANAGER OCCUPIED A JUMPSEAT IN THE COCKPIT IN VIOLATION OF 14 CFR 121. THE WX AT ERIE DETERIORATED TO 100' OBSCD & 1/4 MI VIS WITH FOG. THE CREW ENTERED HOLDING WITHOUT CLNC TO WAIT FOR THE WX TO IMPROVE. THEY ELECTED TO MAKE AN ILS APCH (MINS 200' CIG & 1/2 MI VIS) & LEFT THE HOLDING PATTERN WITHOUT CLNC. AT APRX 2800', RADAR CONTACT WITH ATC WAS LOST, BUT THEY RECEIVED AN ABOVE MINS WX REPORT FM THE STATION AGENT & CONTD THE APCH WITHOUT AN ATC CLNC. THEY DID NOT ACTIVATE THE APCH LGTS. AT THE DH, THE COPLT SAID 'I DON'T HAVE IT', BUT THE CAPT SAW LGTS TO HIS LEFT & CONTD THE LANDING. THE ACFT LANDED ON SOFT GND BESIDE THE RWY & ROLLED TO A STOP WITH MINOR DMG. RWY LGTS AT STEP 1 INSTEAD OF 2 DUE TO A WIRING PRBLM. CAPT WAS ON DUTY APRX 15 HRS, AWAKE 19.5 HRS. 2 EMERG SLIDES MALF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 7 Dec 1984 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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