Douglas DC-8 N1803
5 December 1974 · Bogota, South America · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 December 1974 at about 21:00 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N1803, operated by Braniff Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Bogota, South America. 119 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bogota, South America
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N1803
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Braniff Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tocumen, Panama → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0043
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 115 |
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
CREW GAVE BOTH VISUAL AND ORAL WARNINGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | Seaboard World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Travis Afb, California, United States | Airlift International, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 15 Dec 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Las Vegas, Unknown/Not Reported | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 May 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1974 | Bellanca 300 | S.cruz, South America | Bellanca West | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1973 | Sikorsky S-62A | Requena, South America | Briles Wing & | Fatal | 9 |
| 15 Apr 1973 | Lockheed PV-1 | Chimichagua, South America | Pioneer Ventur | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Mar 1973 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Barranquilla, South America | Lease-A-Plane | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1975 | Bell 47G4A | Ixiamas, South America | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1975 | Bell 206B | Lake Anatico, South America | Briles Wing & | Minor injuries | - |