Douglas DC-9 N975NE
31 July 1973 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 July 1973 at about 10:08 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N975NE, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 89 people were on board and 88 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Logan Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N975NE
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Burlington, Vt → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0011
People
88 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
UNSTBL ILS APCH, DSCNDD THRU DH.LWRG CIGSEVSBY, SEA FOG.QNBL F/D DSPL.NONSTNDRD ATC SVCS.HIT SEAWALL
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | New York-Atlanta, Unknown/Not Reported | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | North Canton, Ohio, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |