Douglas DC-9-31 N1799U
18 May 2007 · Syracuse, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 2007 at about 17:00 local time, a Douglas DC-9-31 registered N1799U was involved in an accident near Syracuse, New York, United States. 99 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Syracuse, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Syracuse Hancock International (SYR)
- Coordinates
- 43.1111, -76.1064
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9-31
- Registration
- N1799U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Syracus → Detroit
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC07LA121
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
Probable cause
The senior ground agent's failure to follow written procedures and directives.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While at its departure airport, a Douglas DC-9-31’s baggage was loaded by contract ramp personnel. After departure, the airplane was climbing through approximately 20,000 feet mean sea level (msl), when the flight crew heard a "loud pop" and the cabin depressurized. The flight crew donned their oxygen masks and diverted to the closest airport in point of time, and landed uneventfully. Postflight inspection of the accident airplane revealed a 12-inch by 5-inch fuselage skin tear, approximately 6 feet forward of the forward cargo door. During the course of the investigation it was revealed that at some point during the aircraft luggage off-loading or loading process, the engine of the belt loader quit operating. The senior of three ground agents working the flight decided to move the belt loader away from the airplane by pushing the belt loader with a luggage tug; however, during the attempt to move the belt loader, the tug’s cab contacted the fuselage. The senior ground agent then advised "don’t say anything" to one of the other employees who was working the flight with him, and the airplane departed and later depressurized. The senior ground agent’s actions were contrary to published guidance in the company’s training handbook and operation manual.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2002 | Douglas DC-9-15 | Neiva, Colombia | Intercontinental de Aviacion | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2002 | Douglas DC-9-31 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2001 | Douglas DC-9-31 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2000 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Airtran Airways Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2000 | Douglas DC-9-31 | Reynosa, Mexico | Aerovias de Mexico S.a. | Fatal | - |
| 8 Aug 2000 | Douglas DC-9-32 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | Airtran Airlines Inc | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2007 | Cessna 172N | Rochester, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Feb 2007 | Cessna 172 | Utica, New York, United States | John Farruggia | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2007 | Ontario Avia Hist Soc FOKKER D VII | Geneseo, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 2007 | Learjet 60 | Westhampton, New York, United States | Jet Share US, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2007 | Cessna A185F | Danube, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Boeing 737 | New York City, New York, United States | Delta Airlines Inc DFW Base Maintenance | No injuries | - |