# NTSB DCA65I0002: Douglas DC8F, N109RD, Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean), September 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1964
- Place: Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · PACIFIC OCEAN, PO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 23 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA65I0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA65I0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0018  64/9/14    PACIFIC OCEAN       DOUGLAS DC8F        CR-  0  0  9  MIL CONTRACT PASSG INTL   AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1052                    N109RD              PX-  0  0 14                            UNK/NR, 15400 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - RIDDLE AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           UNCONTROLLED ALTITUDE DEVIATIONS                         IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N109RD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109RD-1984-05-03), registration cancelled 1984-05-03, S/N 45674 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC8F
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8F-54](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8f-54) (registry code 3021926) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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