McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 N806NY
1 November 1987 · Newark, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 November 1987 at about 22:12 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 registered N806NY, operated by Continental Airlines, was involved in an incident near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 226 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:12
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newark Intl (EWR)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82
- Registration
- N806NY
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Continental Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Washington
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA88IA055
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 |
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
AT 1710:53 EST, THE LCL TWR CTLR (LC) AT THE NEWARK INTL ARPT CLRD CONTINENTAL FLT 321 (DC-9-82, N806NY) FOR TAKEOFF ON RWY 22L; 11 SEC LATER, CONTINENTAL FLT 688 (BOEING 727, N577PE) RPRTD 'LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 29.' LC TOLD FLT 688 TO 'MAINTAIN 1500 AS YOU CROSS OVER THE FIELD.' RWY 22L (9300' LONG) WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF RWY 29; THUS, THE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 29 WAS NR THE DEP END OF THE 22L. AT 1712:12, LC TOLD FLT 321 THAT FLT 688 WAS PASSING 'OVERHEAD & BEHIND YOU AT 1800' . . .' AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE CREW OF FLT 321 NOTED THEY WERE CLBG THRU 1000' WHEN THEY SAW FLT 688 PASSING DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. THE CAPT OF FLT 688 SAW FLT 321 TAKING OFF & ESTD THE SEPN REMAINED IN EXCESS OF 1000', BUT THE CAPT OF FLT 321 WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE CLOSE PROXIMITY & CALLED THE TWR AFTER LNDG. RADAR DATA SHOWED THE PLANES PASSED WITHAPRX 400' VERTICAL & 1000' LATERAL SEPN, APRX 1/4 MI SOUTH OF THE ARPT. BOTH FLTS WERE OPERG ON IFR FLT PLANS. LC DID NOT ADZ EITHER FLT CREW OF THEIR TRAFFIC UNTIL 1712:12, MOMENTS BFR THEIR FLT PATHS CROSSED. THE ARPT HAD HVY TRAFFIC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 DC-9-82 | N806NY | Continental Airlines | - |
| Boeing 727-243 727-243 | N577PE | Continental Airlines Inc. | - |
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 28 Dec 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1987 | Marrone VM-1 | Jobstown, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 1987 | Piper PA-36-400 | Mullica Hill, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-151 | Lakewood, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20B | Marlboro, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1987 | Cessna 182Q | Sparta, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |