# NTSB Accident DCA94MA038
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-82** · 1994-03-02 · FLUSHING, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA94MA038
- **Event ID:** 20001206X00888
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-03-02
- **Location:** FLUSHING, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.769416, -73.870567
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 30
- **Uninjured:** 86
- **Total aboard:** 116
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
- **Model:** MD-82
- **Registration:** N18835
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE FLIGHTCREW TO COMPLY WITH CHECKLIST PROCEDURES TO TURN ON AN OPERABLE PITOT/STATIC HEAT SYSTEM, RESULTING IN ICE AND/OR SNOW BLOCKAGE OF THE PITOT TUBES THAT PRODUCED ERRONEOUS AIRSPEED INDICATIONS, AND THE FLIGHTCREW'S UNTIMELY RESPONSE TO ANOMALOUS AIRSPEED INDICATIONS WITH THE CONSEQUENT REJECTION OF TAKEOFF AT AN ACTUAL SPEED OF 5 KNOTS ABOVE V1. (NTSB REPORT AAR-95/01)

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