Douglas DC8-61 N8099U
3 March 1972 · Hilo, Hawaii, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 March 1972 at about 23:23 local time, a Douglas DC8-61 registered N8099U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near Hilo, Hawaii, United States. 129 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hilo, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- General Lyman Fld
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC8-61
- Registration
- N8099U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Los Angeles, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0024
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 122 |
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
PSGR FELL FM SLIDE TWISTED BY JET EXHST.UNEC & UNCOORD EVAC INITD BY STWD OVRREACTG TO ENG TORCH
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1972 | Douglas DC8-51 | Alma, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1969 | Douglas DC8-63 | N.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Seaboard World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1975 | Douglas DC8-51 | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1968 | Douglas DC8 | N.atlantic, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 May 1982 | Douglas DC8-52 | Atlantic Ocean | Northeastern Int'l. Airways | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1995 | Douglas DC8-62 | Manaus, Brazil | Arrow Air Inc. | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |