Douglas DC-8 N8762
13 April 1971 · Wilmington, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 April 1971 at about 17:00 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8762, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Wilmington, Delaware, United States. 51 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N8762
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Jamaica, Ny → Miami, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0031
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
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
MISC-CO PLT BECAME ILL AND WAS DISABLED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Universal Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Aeronaves | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | San Frncsco, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 May 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | 100MI E.of Kc, Missouri, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |