Douglas DC-8 N8082U
28 December 1978 · Portland, Oregon, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 December 1978 at about 18:15 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8082U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Portland, Oregon, United States. 189 people were on board and 10 died, 23 were seriously injured, 50 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Portland, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Portland Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N8082U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- New York, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 1-0017
People
10 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | 10 | 23 | 50 | 106 |
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
OTR CRW MEMBERS FAILED TO CONVEY CONCERN ABOUT FUEL EXH TO PIC UNTIL ACDNT WAS INEVITABLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1978 | Douglas DC-8 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1978 | Douglas DC-8 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1978 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1978 | Douglas DC-8-6 | Houston, Texas, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1978 | Douglas DC-8 | Bimini, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 1979 | Douglas DC-8 | Bogota, South America | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |