# NTSB FTW67A0046: Douglas DC-8, N808E, New Orleans, LA, October 22, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1966
- Place: New Orleans, LA · NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 110 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0055  66/10/22   NEW ORLEANS LA      DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1115                    N808E               PX-  0  0104                            59, 33000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOISANT INTL
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHDOWN 69 FT SHORT RNWY,SANK 18 INCHES IN SOD THEN LDG GEAR STRUCK 10 INS EXPOSED RNWY LIP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N808E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N808E-2013-10-21), registration cancelled 2013-10-21, S/N 45646, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-51) (registry code 3021920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moisant Intl

## Other investigations on N808E (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW76AF023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF023), Sep 22, 1975: Douglas DC-8 (N808E), Texico Vortac, TX, 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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