# Incident 19781228020179I: Doug DC862, Miami, FL, December 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N810BN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N810BN-2012-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62 (registry code 302197B, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC862
- People aboard: 83
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228020179I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLIGHT HIT UNEXPECTED TURBULANCE DURING DESCENT CAUSING INJURIES TO CABIN CREW AND PASSENGERS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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