# NTSB DEN75ID032: Douglas DC-8, N8015U, Las Vegas, December 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 1974
- Place: Las Vegas · LAS VEGAS, UN
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75ID032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75ID032

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0026  74/12/15 NR.LAS VEGAS,NEV      DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N8015U              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED ERRATIC AIRSPEED & MACH INDICATIONS & BUFFETING ON CLIMB AND DESCENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8015U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8015U-2002-07-19), registration cancelled 2002-07-19, S/N 45589, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-21) (registry code 3021906) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT4A-3&5SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt4a-3-5ser) (registry code 52037, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N8015U (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC66A0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0060), May 15, 1966: Douglas DC-8 (N8015U), Oneill, NE, no damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2487](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2487), Jun 26, 1964: Douglas DC-8 (N8015U), Cleveland, OH, incident, minor damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.