Douglas DC-8 N8275H
7 April 1962 · Mexico City, Mexico · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1962 at about 18:25 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8275H, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Mexico City, Mexico. 104 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Nearest airport
- Central
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N8275H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Pan American World Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Guatemala City, Guat → Houston, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0045
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
IMPROPERLY EXECUTED GO-AROUND. ACFT SCRAPED RWY, WHEELS UP. CONT FLT AND LND OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 1962 | Douglas DC-8 | New York, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1962 | Douglas DC-8 | Marco, Florida, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1962 | Douglas DC-8 | Bombay India, Europe | Alitalia | Fatal | 94 |
| 9 Nov 1963 | Douglas DC-8 | Houston, Texas, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-8 | Bakersfield, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-8 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1963 | Lockheed 188A | Los Mochis, Mexico | Western Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1964 | Beechraft F-35 | Sinaloa Mexico, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1964 | Beechraft 35 | Baja Mexico, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1964 | Cessna 210 | Baja Mexico, Mexico | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1964 | Beechraft J-35 | Hermosillo Mexico, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1964 | Cessna 195 | Baja Calif Mexico, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |