Douglas DC-9 N943VJ
20 March 1980 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 March 1980 at about 09:10 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N943VJ, operated by U.s. Air, was involved in an incident during in flight near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 52 people were on board and 7 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:10
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N943VJ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Air
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Albany, Ny → Washington, Dc
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0003
People
7 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 45 |
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
CABIN PRESSURE AMPLIFIER PN9348402-1-03 SN 17423FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Southeast, Pennsylvania, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 May 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Edwards Afb, California, United States | McDonnell-Doug | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Texas International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1980 | Douglas DC-9 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |