# NTSB DCA79AA005: Douglas DC-8, N8082U, Portland, OR, December 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1978
- Place: Portland, OR · PORTLAND, OR
- Location: 45.5235° N, 122.6762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, OR, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5235&lon=-122.6762&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 10 fatal, 23 serious, 50 minor, 106 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1979
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79676
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA79AA005
- Board report AAR7907 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7907.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA79AA005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0017  78/12/28   PORTLAND,OR         DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  2  2  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1815                    N8082U              PX-  8 21152                            52, 27638 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            5517 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW YORK,NY                 PORTLAND,OR                  DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOLDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           COPILOT - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-4 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OTR CRW MEMBERS FAILED TO CONVEY CONCERN ABOUT FUEL EXH TO PIC UNTIL ACDNT WAS INEVITABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8082U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8082U-1981-10-13), registration cancelled 1981-10-13, S/N 45972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-61](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-61) (registry code 3021952) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Portland Intl

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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