Douglas DC-9 crash, Jun 2, 1983 (23 killed), Cincinnati-N...
Douglas DC-9 accident on June 2, 1983 near Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky, Kentucky, United States with 23 fatalities. Cause: Fire of undetermined...
- Date: June 2, 1983
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky, Kentucky, United States
- Fatalities: 23
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fire of undetermined origin, underestimate of fire severity, and misleading fire progress information provided to the captain; time taken to decide on an emergency descent contributed.
A fire broke out in the aft lavatory of an Air Canada DC 9 at cruise altitude, and the crew diverted to Cincinnati. Shortly after landing and opening the exits, a flash fire engulfed the cabin and 23 of the 46 occupants died, all of them passengers. The NTSB cited a fire of undetermined origin, an underestimate of its severity and misleading fire progress information given to the captain.