DCA23WA216

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC8 · Maiquetía, Venezuela · March 21, 2023

Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign
Date
March 21, 2023, 19:27 local (23:27 UTC)
Place
Maiquetía, Venezuela
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
OB-2231-PDouglas DC8
Defining event
Initial climb: Electrical system malf/failure
Investigation class
Class 5 - No publish
NTSB office
Major Investigations Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
106937

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Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
OB-2231-P
Reported as
Douglas DC8 (73F)
Category
Airplane
Damage
No damage
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
Sky Bus Air Cargo Inc