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| Date: | Friday 28 January 1994 |
| Time: | 11:50 LT |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Owner/operator: | Valujet Airlines |
| Registration: | N3339L |
| MSN: | 47275/363 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 64757 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 106 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Chantilly, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ( IAD) |
| Atlanta, GA (KATL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On January 28, 1994, Valujet Airlines flight 61, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, N3339L, exited the runway during a rejected takeoff at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia. The airplane was damaged but there were no injuries to the 5 crewmembers or 101 passengers aboard. While on the takeoff roll on runway 01 right, the captain stated that as the airplane accelerated to about 80 knots, the airplane began to drift to the right of centerline. The captain elected to reject the takeoff and applied reverse engine thrust, however, the airplane exited off the left side of the runway.
No additional information is available.
Probable Cause: The flightcrew's failure to maintain directional control during a rejected takeoff. Contributing factors were the wet and icy runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DCA94IA032
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 July 1994 | N901VJ | Valujet Airlines | 0 | Valdosta, GA | |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 12:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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