# NTSB Accident CHI97FA083
> **McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87** · 1997-03-14 · DETROIT, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97FA083
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07495
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-03-14
- **Location:** DETROIT, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.200923, -83.480438
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 111
- **Total aboard:** 111
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McDonnell Douglas
- **Model:** DC-9-87
- **Registration:** N753RA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the captains failure to have the airplane deiced prior to takeoff which resulted in ice ingestion into both engines. Factors associated with the accident were the icing weather conditions, wing ice, an inadequate detection of the ice during the preflight, and the dark lighting conditions when the first officer was performing the preflight.

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