Douglas DC-8F N801U
1 September 1971 · San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 September 1971, a Douglas DC-8F registered N801U, operated by Universal Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during static near San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States. 261 people were on board and 11 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Juan Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8F
- Registration
- N801U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Universal Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Madrid, Spain
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0008
People
11 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 250 |
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
ENCLOSED GATE CONGESTED WITH OP GRND PWR EQUIP. MISC-CREW INCAPACITATION DUE GASEOUS INTOXICATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1970 | Douglas DC-8F | Jamaica, New York, United States | Trans-International Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 11 |
| 9 Jun 1970 | Douglas DC-8F | Bangor, Maine, United States | Trans Caribbean Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-8F | Dulles Int Apt, Virginia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1969 | Douglas DC-8F | Jamaica, New York, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1968 | Douglas DC-8F | McGuire Afb, New Jersey, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1967 | Douglas DC-8F | Jamaica, New York, United States | Seaboard World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |