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
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- 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.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 88 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1973 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jul 1973 | Piper PA-22 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Aug 1973 | Beechcraft S35 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 31 Mar 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Amityville Fly | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jan 1973 | Cessna 210 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Aug 1973 | Cessna 150 | Missing Acft, Unknown/Not Reported | Isla Grande FL | Fatal | 3 |