Douglas DC-8 N808E
22 October 1966 · New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 22 October 1966 at about 11:15 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N808E, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States. 111 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Moisant Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N808E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0055
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 110 |
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
ACFT TOUCHDOWN 69 FT SHORT RNWY, SANK 18 INCHES IN SOD THEN LDG GEAR STRUCK 10 INS EXPOSED RNWY LIP
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1966 | Douglas DC-8 | Nburlington Nj, New Jersey, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1966 | Douglas DC-8 | New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1966 | Douglas DC-8 | MacOn Ga, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 May 1966 | Douglas DC-8 | Oneill Nebr, Nebraska, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1965 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica Ny, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1967 | Douglas DC-8 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |