# NTSB FTW70AF081: Douglas DC-8, N45090, Grand Isle, LA, May 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1970
- Place: Grand Isle, LA · GRAND ISLE, LA
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 5 minor, 50 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70AF081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70AF081

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0009  70/5/29    GRAND ISLE,LA       DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  1  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1747                    N45090              PX-  0  0 47                            58, 23527 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            6247 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FLA                   LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS DEVIATING SO.OF COURSE BETWEEN 2 LARGE CB BUILD-UPS. WARNING TO FLT ATTENDT WAS LATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N45090 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: 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.

---
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.