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Accident

FAA accident report · Doug DC-8-61 · Covington/Cinci, KY · March 15, 1994

Date
March 15, 1994 · 07:27 local
Place
Covington/Cinci, KY
Airport
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CKSA
Aircraft
N817CK
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC94LA062
Reported as
Doug DC861
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT3D3B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total18,000 in this make and model149 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crew failed to fasten emergency door unnoticed by engineer. Obese pilot suffered decompression incapacitation.

As the FAA filed it

CREW FAILED TO FASTEN EMERGENCY DOOR UNNOTICED BY ENGINEER. OBESE PILOT SUFFERED DECOMPRESSION INCAPACITATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.