Plane Crash List

Douglas DC-9 N33247

1 April 1973 · New York-Atlanta, Unknown/Not Reported · Serious injuries

Summary

On 1 April 1973 at about 20:05 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N33247, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near New York-Atlanta, Unknown/Not Reported. 55 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:05
Classification
Accident
Location
New York-Atlanta, Unknown/Not Reported
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Douglas DC-9
Registration
N33247
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
2
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
Jamaica, Ny → Atlanta, Ga
Aircraft damage
None
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
1-0004

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
55 0 1 0 54

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

TSTM IN AREA. FLT ATTENDANT FELL. USE OF SEAT BELT SIGN UNDET.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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27 Nov 1973 Douglas DC-9
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21 Dec 1973 Douglas DC-9
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no coordinates
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17 Dec 1973 Douglas DC-9
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no coordinates
Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Minor injuries -
8 Jan 1973 Douglas DC-9
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
Delta Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -

All 160 records for this type

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
- Fatal 2
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- Fatal 4
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no coordinates
Amityville Fly Fatal 1
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no coordinates
- Fatal 2
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no coordinates
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All 211 records in Unknown/Not Reported