# NTSB FTW70AF060: Douglas DC-8, N1803, Guayaquil, Ecuador, March 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1970
- Place: Guayaquil, Ecuador · GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 72 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70AF060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70AF060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0004  70/3/18  NR.GUAYAQUIL,ECUADOR  DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  8  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0215                    N1803               PX-  0  1 64                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BUENOS AIRES,ARGENT         MIAMI,FLA                    TOCUMEN,PANAMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN OFF
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PAX FELL AND BROKE ANKLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1803](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1803-2017-04-13), registration cancelled 2017-04-13, S/N 45895, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-62) (registry code 302197B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (registry code 52035, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N1803 (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 FTW75AF040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF040), Dec 5, 1974: Douglas DC-8 (N1803), Bogota, Colombia, 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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