Douglas DC-9 N8922E
12 April 1971 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 April 1971 at about 20:59 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N8922E, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 110 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:59
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Logan Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N8922E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- New York, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0028
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
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
DURG LDG FLARE MADE L TURN TO LINE UP W CENTER OF RWY.L WING TIP, LEADING EDGE FLAP, CONTACTED RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1971 | Douglas DC-9 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1971 | Douglas DC-9 | New Haven, Connecticut, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1971 | Douglas DC-9 | Flushing, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1971 | Douglas DC-9 | Barbados, Other-Foreign Countries | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1971 | Douglas DC-9 | Duarte, California, United States | Hughes Airwest | Fatal | 50 |
| 4 Dec 1971 | Douglas DC-9 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |