Douglas DC-8 N798FT
21 March 1975 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 March 1975 at about 20:20 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N798FT, operated by Flying Tiger Line, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 179 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N798FT
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Flying Tiger Line, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Francisco, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 1-0004
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 179 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 177 |
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.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1975 | Douglas DC-8 | Smyrna, Tennessee, United States | Capital International Airways, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1975 | Douglas DC-8 | Texico Vortac, Texas, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1975 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1975 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Airlift International, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |