 N994Z, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 20, 1983 |
| Summary | Collision with vehicle |
| Site | Sioux Falls Regional Airport, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 43°34′55″N 96°44′40″W / 43.58194°N 96.74444°W |
| Total fatalities | 1 |
| Total injuries | 2 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 |
| Operator | Ozark Air Lines |
| Registration | N994Z[1] |
| Flight origin | Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City, Iowa |
| Destination | Sioux Falls Regional Airport, Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Occupants | 86 |
| Passengers | 81 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 86 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 1 |
| Ground injuries | 0 |
Ozark Air Lines Flight 650 was a regularly scheduled flight on December 20, 1983 from Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa, to Sioux Falls Regional Airport in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. While landing in Sioux Falls, the aircraft struck a snow plow on the runway and burst into flames. The snow plow's driver was killed, and two flight attendants were injured.[2]
- ^ "Aircraft Accident/Incident Summary Reports" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. September 30, 1985. NTSB/AAR-85/01/SUM. Retrieved January 28, 2020. See pp. 17-20 for Ozark Airlines Flight 650 summary report.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 N994Z Sioux Falls Regional Airport, SD (FSD)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved January 17, 2021.