Douglas DC-9 crash, Feb 6, 1985, Philadelphia
Douglas DC-9 accident on February 6, 1985 near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Ice on the wings that the pilot in...
- Date: February 6, 1985
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Ice on the wings that the pilot in command did not remove, which led to an inadvertent stall.
An Airborne Express DC-9-15 (N926AX) rolled left just after takeoff from Philadelphia and both engines compressor stalled, so the takeoff was abandoned and the aircraft landed on its tail and right wingtip. The aircraft had been parked for about 39 minutes in freezing drizzle during cargo loading and had not been deiced. No one was killed and the aircraft was written off.