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McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 N939ML

9 July 1989 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 July 1989 at about 20:30 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 registered N939ML was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 84 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:30
Classification
Incident
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Registration
N939ML
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Washington → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Not recorded
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI89IA143

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
84 0 0 0 84

Probable cause

POOR LOOKOUT BY THE CREW OF THE DC-9 AND THE CESSNA PILOT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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