Douglas DC-8 N802WA
8 September 1973 · King Cove, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 September 1973 at about 04:42 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N802WA, operated by World Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near King Cove, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:42
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- King Cove, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N802WA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- World Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Travis Afb, Calif → Clark Afb, Rp
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0018
People
6 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
DSCNDD BLO MSA IN MTN TRRN.HIT MT 3500FT LVL,15.5MI E OF ARPT.MIL WX BRFG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Bangor, Maine, United States | Overseas National Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Tokyo, Asia | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 15 Jun 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Swiss Air | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |