Douglas DC-9 N913
19 March 1970 · Birmingham, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 March 1970 at about 10:15 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N913, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Birmingham, Alabama, United States. 40 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N913
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- New Orleans, la → New York, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
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
PLT BECAME ILL DUE MILD ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA. CO-PLT LANDED OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Harlingen, Texas, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Huntington, West Virginia, United States | Southern Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 75 |
| 2 May 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | 23 |
| 17 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |