Douglas DC-8 N804E

5 May 1964 · Kress City Texas, Texas, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 5 May 1964 at about 21:15 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N804E, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Kress City Texas, Texas, United States. 61 people were on board and 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 5 May 1964 at 21:15
Classification: Incident
Location: Kress City Texas, Texas, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
Registration: N804E
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 4
Operator: Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Phase of flight: In Flight
Aircraft damage: Minor
Weather: VMC
Light: Night (Dark)
NTSB number: 4-0007

People

6 people had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
61	0	0	6	55

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.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 4-0007, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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