Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83 incident near Santo Domingo, Dr, October 10, 2000
On October 10, 2000, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83, registered N963TW, was involved in an incident near Santo Domingo. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 25 people were on board or involved. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 10, 2000
- Place
- Santo Domingo, DR
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 25 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83 · all DC-9-83s on the register
- Registration
- N963TW · registry record
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Landing gear: fixed
- Not recorded
- Operator: First Security Bank Na Trustee
The flight
- Departed from: SJU San Juan PR
- Destination: SDQ
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 6 | |||
| Passengers | 19 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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