Accident · 2000-12-27
What the record says
- Event date
- 2000-12-27
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 (N769NC)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The low cycle fatigue fracturing of the approach lighting cover securing bolts.
Source: NTSB case NYC01FA062Flight 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.