# NTSB Accident NYC91LA247
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-82** · 1991-09-28 · EAST BOSTON, MA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC91LA247
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18177
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-09-28
- **Location:** EAST BOSTON, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 126
- **Total aboard:** 128
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
- **Model:** MD-82
- **Registration:** N819NY
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE MALFUNCTION OF AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IN THE COCKPIT, WHICH RESULTED IN SMOKE AND THE SUBSEQUENT EMERGENCY EVACUATION OF THE PASSENGERS FROM THE AIRPLANE.

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