# NTSB investigations: Douglas DC-8-62

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DEN00FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA078.md): Douglas DC-8-62F · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 2000 · N990CF · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the clamp that secured the high-pressure bleed air duct to the high-pressure relief valve. Factors were the resulting excessive pressurization of the engine nacelle, and the subsequent separation of the engine cowling.
- [NTSB MIA97IA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97IA050.md): Douglas DC8-62 · Orlando, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1996 · N804AX · Minor damage
  > The failure of the captain to center the rudder and close all engine throttles during an aborted takeoff resulting in an uncontrolled turn to the right due to nose wheel steering through the rudder pedals and asymmetric engine thrust. A factor in the incident…
- [NTSB IAD96LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA052.md): Douglas DC-8-62 · Wilmington, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1996 · N803AX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's inadequate visual lookout and the company/operator's inadequate crew/group coordination and communication during taxi and snow removal operations. Related factors were the snowy weather conditions affecting visibility and the snowplow…
- [NTSB NYC91FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA086.md): Douglas DC-8-62 · Jamaica, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1991 · N730PL · Destroyed
  > Improper preflight planning/preparation, in that the flight engineer miscalculated (misjudged) the aircraft's gross weight by 100,000 lbs and provided the captain with improper takeoff speeds; and improper supervision by the captain. Factors related to the…
- [NTSB CHI72AC010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC010.md): Douglas DC-8 · No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 26, 1971 · N8975U · No damage
- [NTSB MIA69I0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69I0007.md): Douglas DC-8 · No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 5, 1968 · N1804 · No damage
- [NTSB UNK68X0135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0135.md): Douglas DC-8 · Quito, Ecuador · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 23, 1968 · N1804 · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3021970'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3021970

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