Douglas DC-8 N8967U

Summary

On 3 January 1971 at about 05:35 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8967U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near 100MI E.of Kc, Missouri, United States. 119 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 January 1971 at 05:35

Classification

Accident

Location

100MI E.of Kc, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas DC-8

Registration

N8967U

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

4

Operator

United Air Lines, Inc.

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Honolulu, Hawaii → Baltimore, Md

Aircraft damage

None

Weather

VMC

Light

Night (Dark)

NTSB number

1-0028

1 person was seriously injured.

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

ENCTRD FCST CAT AT FLT LVL 370 100 MI E OF KC, MO.CAPT HAD CKD OTR FLTS AND CNTRS, NO TURBC RPRTD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.