Incident · 2004-09-26

NTSB case ANC04IA115 · McDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-09-26
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (N16894)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: U.S. Marshals Service, Dept. of Justice Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S. Marshals Service, Dept. of Justice

Probable cause

The loss of engine power due to the flight crew's failure to follow published procedures and directives, and an inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in ice ingestion into the left engine during the takeoff roll. Factors associated with the incident were icing conditions and ice on the wings.

Source: NTSB case ANC04IA115

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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