Douglas DC-9 N968BJ
2 July 1985 · Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1985 at about 12:30 local time, a Douglas DC-9 registered N968BJ, operated by US Air, was involved in an incident near Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 53 people were on board and one was seriously injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Logan International (BOS)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-9
- Registration
- N968BJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- US Air
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Boston → Toronto Ont
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC85FA260
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
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
THE ACFT WAS CLIMBING OUT OF 10000 FT, SHORTLY AFTER TKF, WHEN THE PIC LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. THE COPILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO BOSTON WHERE A LNDG OCCURED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF THE PIC REVEALED THAT HE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1985 | Douglas DC-9-14 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 31 |
| 25 Jul 1984 | Douglas DC-9-31 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1984 | Douglas DC-9-51 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1986 | Douglas DC-9-31 | Calverton, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1984 | Douglas DC-9-32 | Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1986 | Douglas DC-9-51 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1985 | Piper PA28-151 | Chatham, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1985 | Boeing 747-136 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1985 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Yankee Aviation Serivices | No injuries | - |