McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 N924L
5 December 1987 · Baltimore, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 December 1987 at about 18:45 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 registered N924L, operated by TWA, was involved in an incident near Baltimore, Maryland, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.1707, -76.6691
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
- Registration
- N924L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- TWA
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Baltimore → Harrisburg
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO88IA012
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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
TWA FLT 388 (DC-9, N924L) WAS IN CLOUDS CLIMBING TO 7000' WHEN BALTIMORE (BWI) TRACON ADZD THAT AN ACFT (PIPER PA-28R) WAS STRAIGHT AHEAD AT 3 MI DSCNDG FM 6700'. FLT 388 HAD PASSED 6000' & THE CAPT REQUESTED A TRAFFIC AVOIDANCE VECTOR. THE TRACON CTLR INSTRUCTED FLT 388 TO LVL AT 6000' & TURN LEFT TO 270 DEGS, BUT BY THAT TIME, FLT 388 WAS AT 6400'. AS FLT 388 WAS TURNING LEFT, IT BROKE OUT OF CLOUD TOPS & THE AIRCREW SAW THE PIPER PA-28 AT THEIR ONE O'CLOCK POSITION. THE TWA CREW TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. THE TWA CAPT SAID THE PIPER PA-28 PASSED APRX 500' TO 1000' LATERALLY WITH NO VERTICALSEPARATION. THE PIPER PILOT SAID HE SAW FLT 388 AS IT CAME OUT OF THE CLOUD TOP IN A LEFT TURN. HE ESTIMATED THAT FLT 388 PASSED WITH APRX 3/4 MI SEPARATION. THE PIPER WAS VFR & FLT 388 WAS IFR & FLYING IN THE BWI ARSA. THE PLTS OF BOTH ACFT WERE IN CTC WITH BWI TRACON, BUT THEY WERE ON DIFFERENT RADIO FREQS & WERE BEING HANDLED BY DIFFERENT CTLRS. FLT 388 WAS BEING HANDLED BY A TRAINEE CTLR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 DC-9-32 | N924L | TWA | - |
| Piper PA-28R PA-28R | N9418N | Richard Drewyer, MD | - |
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Continental Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Romulus, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 154 |
| 15 Nov 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 28 |
| 9 Oct 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Ontario, California, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1987 | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1987 | Cessna 152C | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | Aero Flight Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Frederick, Maryland, United States | International Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1987 | Cessna 152 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Computer Flight Inst. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1987 | Striplin SKY RANGER | Easton, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |