Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 16 September 1971
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas C-9A Nightingale (DC-9-30)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 67-22586
Location: ca 0,8 km NW of Belleville-Scott AFB, IL (BLV) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: No. 2 engine fan bladeNo. 2 engine fan blade
Category: Accident
A C-9A military air ambulance, operating from Scott AFB, IL, experienced a first-stage fan blade failure during a go-around, resulting in a crash into an unoccupied farm house.A C-9A military air ambulance, operating from Scott AFB, IL, experienced a first-stage fan blade failure during a go-around, resulting in a crash into an unoccupied farm house.
Description
This air ambulance C-9A, a military variant of the DC-9, was operated by the Military Airlift Command’s 375 MAW. The airplane departed Scott AFB, IL (BLV) on a training flight. A first-stage fan blade of the no. 2 engine failed during a go-around. The C-9 crashed into an unoccupied farm house.
Primary Cause
First-stage fan blade failure during a go-around.First-stage fan blade failure during a go-around.Share on:
