McDonnell Douglas DC 9 33F N935CE
23 December 2017 · Bethel, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 December 2017 at about 21:21 local time, a McDonnell Douglas DC 9 33F registered N935CE, operated by Everts Air, was involved in an accident near Bethel, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bethel, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bethel (PABE)
- Coordinates
- 60.8096, -161.8500
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC 9 33F
- Registration
- N935CE
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1969
- Operator
- Everts Air
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bethel → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DCA18CA056
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
failure of a cargo tie-down fastener, resulting in unsecured cargo striking the pressure bulkhead.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On December 23, 2017 at 1221 Alaska Standard Time (AkST) a Boeing/McDonnell-Douglas DC-9, registration N935CE, experienced a depressurization on initial climb from the Bethel, Alaska, airport (PABE.) The flight crew returned to Bethel and landed with no further incident. There were no injuries to the two flight crew and one cargo handler on board. The depressurization resulted from a pallet jack in the cargo compartment impacting the rear pressure bulkhead, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. Inspection revealed a tie-down fastener for the pallet jack had pulled out.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other McDonnell Douglas DC-9 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2017 | McDonnell Douglas DC 9 83(MD-83) | Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Texas, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2018 | McDonnell Douglas DC 9 83(MD-83) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | Caribbean Sun Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 2015 | McDonnell Douglas DC 9 82(MD-82) | San Luis Potosi, Mexico | Everts Air Fuel | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2015 | McDonnell Douglas DC 9 83(MD-83) | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | Allegiant Air LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2021 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 | Maiquetia, Venezuela | - | Unknown | - |
| 19 Oct 2021 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87 (MD-87) | Brookshire, Texas, United States | 987 Investments, LLC | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2017 | Beechcraft G18 | Metlakatla, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2017 | Cessna A185 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2017 | Stinson 108 | Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 2017 | Cessna 182 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 31 Aug 2017 | Cessna 150 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |