# NTSB DCA98WA032: Mcdonnell Douglas DC8-73, N812UP, Koln-Bonn, Germany, March 8, 1998

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 8, 1998
- Place: Koln-Bonn, Germany
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- NTSB case key (mKey): 43133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA98WA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43133/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA98WA032

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N812UP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812UP-2011-01-11), registration cancelled 2011-01-11, S/N 46112, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC8-73
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-73F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-73f) (registry code 302199F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (registry code 52039, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 121
- Operator: United Parcel Service, doing business as Ups
- Departed: LOUISVILLE, KY
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported

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