Plane Crash List

McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 N405EA

26 June 1983 · Tampa, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 June 1983 at about 02:00 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 registered N405EA, operated by Eastern Airlines, was involved in an incident near Tampa, Florida, United States. 77 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 02:00
Classification
Incident
Location
Tampa, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Tampa (TPA)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51
Registration
N405EA
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Eastern Airlines
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Atlanta → Tampa
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
MIA83IA165

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
77 0 0 0 77

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

SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM UNDER THE RIGHT REAR LAVATORY DOOR DURING THE TAXI FROM LANDING. THE FIRE WAS NOT CONTAINED WITHIN THE WASTE RECEPTACLE. SOURCE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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