Serious incident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 N411EA, Saturday 25 August 1984
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Date:Saturday 25 August 1984
Time:18:28 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC95 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51
Owner/operator:Eastern Air Lines
Registration: N411EA
MSN: 47732/861
Year of manufacture:1977
Total airframe hrs:20546 hours
Engine model:P&W JT8D-17
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 96
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Serious incident
Location:Orlando, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO)
Destination airport:Hartford-Brainard Airport, CT (HFD/KHFD)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
JUST PRIOR TO V1 AND ROTATION BOTH LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES FAILED. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND ACFT WAS STOPPED ON RWY. PAX & CREW DEPLANED WITHOUT INJURY. CAUSE OF TIRE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA84IA242
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA84IA242

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Mar-2024 10:33 ASN Update Bot Added
17-Oct-2024 17:20 ASN Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Narrative, ]

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