Douglas DC-9 N970Z
27 March 1968 · St, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 March 1968 at about 17:57 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N970Z, operated by Ozark Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St, Missouri, United States. 49 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lambert Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N970Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ozark Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0012
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CREW FAILED TO SIGHT CESSNA N8669G AFTER TFC ADV.LACK OF VIGILANCE IN PATTERN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1968 | Douglas DC-9 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1968 | Douglas DC-9 | Austin, Texas, United States | Trans-Texas Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1968 | Douglas Dc- 9 | Sioux City, Iowa, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 May 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1969 | Douglas DC-9 | Fairland, Indiana, United States | U.s. Air | Fatal | 83 |
| 9 Apr 1967 | Douglas DC-9 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |