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McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63 N951R

20 August 1987 · Newburgh, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 August 1987 at about 10:00 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63 registered N951R, operated by Rosenbalm Aviation, was involved in an accident near Newburgh, New York, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 10:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Newburgh, New York, United States
Nearest airport
Stewart Intl (SWF)
Coordinates
41.4995, -74.0207
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63
Registration
N951R
Category
Airplane
Engines
4
Operator
Rosenbalm Aviation
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Dayton → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
IMC
Light
Dawn
NTSB number
NYC87MA236

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 0 0 0 6

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 WX WAS DETERIORATING AS AIRBORNE EXPRESS FLT 124 & ROSENBALM FLT 074 WERE ON SUCCESSIVE ARRIVALS FOR AN ILS RWY 9 APCH. FLT 124 WAS CLRD FOR THE APCH & LNDD. AFTER LNDG, THE LCL CTLR (L/C) INSTRUCTED FLT 124 TO BACK TAXI ON THE RWY & RPRT WHEN CLR OF THE RWY. THE L/C ADZD BOSTON CENTER WHEN FLT 124 ARRIVED & FLT 074 WAS CLRD FOR THE ILS 9 APCH. RADAR SVC WAS TERMINATED & FLT 074 WAS INSTRUCTED TO CTC THE TOWER. FLT 074 ADZD TOWER, 'WITH YOU ON FINAL FOR 9.' THE L/C INSTRUCTED FLT 074 TO RPRT THE OUTER MARKER (OM), THEN CONTD WITH A LENGTHY TRANSMISSION (TMTN) TO THE CREW. DRG THIS TMTN, THE CREW ATMTD TO ADZ THE L/C THAT THEY WERE INSIDE THE OM. THIS TMTN WAS NOT RCVD BY THE L/C. WHEN THE L/C FINISHED TMTG, THE FLT CREW DIDN'T ATMT TO ALERT THE L/C OF THEIR PSN, NOR DID THEY RCV A LNDG CLNC. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE TWO ACFT CONVERGED AS FLT 074 WAS FLARING TO LND & FLT 124 WAS EXITING THE RWY. BOTH CREWS TRIED TO AVOID A COLLISION, BUT THE WING OF THE LNDG ACFT (FLT 074) HIT THE EMPENNAGE OF FLT 124.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63 DC-8-63 N951R Rosenbalm Aviation Substantial
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 DC-9-31 N908AX - Substantial

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