Douglas DC-9-32 N3339L

Summary

On 28 January 1994 at about 14:50 local time, a Douglas DC-9-32 registered N3339L, operated by Value Jet Airlines, was involved in an incident near Chantilly, Virginia, United States. 106 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 January 1994 at 14:50

Classification

Incident

Location

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Dulles (IAD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas DC-9-32

Registration

N3339L

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Value Jet Airlines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Atlanta

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA94IA032

Nobody was injured.

The flightcrew's failure to maintain directional control during a rejected takeoff. Contributing factors were the wet and icy runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On January 28, 1994, Valujet Airlines flight 61, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, N3339L, exited the runway during a rejected takeoff at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia. The airplane was damaged but there were no injuries to the 5 crewmembers or 101 passengers aboard. While on the takeoff roll on runway 01 right, the captain stated that as the airplane accelerated to about 80 knots, the airplane began to drift to the right of centerline. The captain elected to reject the takeoff and applied reverse engine thrust, however, the airplane exited off the left side of the runway. No additional information is available.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.