McDonnell Douglas MD-11 N272WA

18 September 1999 · Shannon, Ireland · Unknown

Summary

On 18 September 1999 at about 06:24 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 registered N272WA, operated by World Airways, Inc., was involved in an incident near Shannon, Ireland. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 18 September 1999 at 06:24
Classification: Incident
Location: Shannon, Ireland
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11
Registration: N272WA
Category: Airplane
Operator: World Airways, Inc.
Operating rule: Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight: Unknown
Phase of flight: Not recorded
Aircraft damage: Minor
Weather: Unk
Light: Not Reported
NTSB number: DCA99WA085

People

Injuries not recorded.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
Not recorded	0	0	0	0

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.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record DCA99WA085, from the public aviation accident database.

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Also in

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