McDonnell Douglas DC8-63F N950R
13 July 1989 · Vandalia, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 July 1989 at about 05:13 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC8-63F registered N950R, operated by Rosenbalm Aviation, was involved in an accident near Vandalia, Ohio, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 05:13
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vandalia, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dayton Cox (DAY)
- Coordinates
- 39.8696, -84.1909
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC8-63F
- Registration
- N950R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Rosenbalm Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Charlotte → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- CHI89MA132
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, BOGIE TRIM CYLINDER, AND MALFUNCTION OF THE EMERGENCY AIRBRAKE CONTROL VALVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AS THE MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC8 CREW BGN THE AFTER LNDG CHECK, A DECREASE IN QNTY OF HYD PRES WAS NOTED. THE CAPT ELECTED TO LEAVE THE FLAPS EXTDD, THOUGH THE SPOILERS WERE RETRACTED. HYD PRES RMND NML & THE CREW CONTD TO THE RAMP. WHILE TAXIING, THE QNTY SUDDENLY WENT TO ZERO; THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING & NML BRAKES BCM INOP. ATMTS TO STOP BY USING EMERG PNEUMATIC BRAKING WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CAPT TRIED TO REVERSE THRUST FM #2 & #3 ENGS, BUT THEY WOULD NOT REVERSE (#1 & #4 ENGS WERE SHUT DWN). THE ACFT WAS ON A SLOPE; IT SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED INTO A BOEING 727. AN EXAM REVEALED THE BOGIE TRIM CYL, PN 5616554-5503, ON THE L MAIN LNDG GEAR HAD RUPTURED. THE AIR BOTTLE FOR PNEUMATIC BRAKING WAS CHARGED TO OPERG PRES, BUT MOVEMENT OF THE AIRBRAKE LEVER WOULD NOT OPER THE CTL VLV, PN 25600-5001; THOUGH NO ANOMALIES WERE FND IN RIGGING/ALIGNMENT. MANUFACTURER DIDN'T PROVIDE A RCMDD INTERVAL FOR CHECKING THE PNEUMATIC BRAKING SYS, BUT THE OPER-ATOR CHECKED IT AT 25,000 HR (D-CHECK) INTERVALS; THE ACFT HAD BEEN OPERD 19,339 HRS, SINCE THE VLV WAS LAST CHECKED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 1993 | McDonnell Douglas DC8-55 | Dfw Airport, Texas, United States | Zantop International | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1998 | McDonnell Douglas DC8-73 | Koln-Bonn, Germany | United Parcel Service | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1989 | Cessna 170 | Orwell, Ohio, United States | Paul Hatala | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1989 | Cessna 152 | Ravenna, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1989 | Cessna 152 | Hinckley, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1989 | Rockwell 114 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | National Choice Acft Maint, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1989 | Piper PA-22-135 | Medina, Ohio, United States | David L. Hartley | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Ferguson LEE, Inc. | No injuries | - |