# Accident 19940315015819A: Doug DC861, Covington/Cinci, KY, March 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1994, 07:27 local time
- 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
- Location: 39.6657° N, 84.0171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6657&lon=-84.0171&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817CK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N817CK-2001-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-61 (registry code 302195B, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-61) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC861
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 18,000 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940315015819A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC94LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA062), Mar 15, 1994: Douglas DC-8-61 (N817CK), Covington, KY, no damage. Probable cause: THE CAPTAIN'S IMPROPER DECISION TO CONDUCT FLIGHT AT HIGH ALTITUDE IN AN UNPRESSURIZED AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INCAPACITION FROM DEPRESSURIZATION SICKNESS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT…

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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