Douglas DC-9 N8925E
17 March 1970 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 March 1970 at about 20:12 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N8925E, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 71 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:12
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N8925E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Newark, Nj → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0015
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
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
PX HI-JACKED ACFT USING PISTOL.STRUGGLE OCRD DURG WHICH CO-PLT, PLT AND PX WERE SHOT.PLT LNDD ACFT.
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 |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 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 |