Ozark Air Lines Flight 650
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 |
| IATA flight No. | OZ650 |
| ICAO flight No. | OZA650 |
| Call sign | OZARK 650 |
| Registration | N994Z |
| 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 |
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.