# NTSB CHI73IC007: Douglas DC-8, N8071U, Las Vegas, NV, July 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1972
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 100 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73IC007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73IC007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0021  72/7/21  NR.LAS VEGAS,NEV      DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  1  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1845                    N8071U              PX-  0  0 93                            56, 20270 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            4295 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         LAS VEGAS,NEV                PITTSBURGH,PA                CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-FLT ATTENDANT FELL FOR UNKNOWN REASON.
        REMARKS- NO IN-FLT TURB REPORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8071U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

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.

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