# NTSB FTW75AF040: Douglas DC-8, N1803, Bogota, Colombia, December 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1974
- Place: Bogota, Colombia · BOGOTA, Colombia
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor, 115 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141163
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75AF040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0043   74/12/5 NR.BOGOTA,COLOMBIA    DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  1  6  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2100                    N1803               PX-  0  1111                            53, 18810 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            254 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOCUMEN,PANAMA             BOGOTA,COLOMBIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN ON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- CREW GAVE BOTH VISUAL AND ORAL WARNINGS.
```

## 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 FTW70AF060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70AF060), Mar 18, 1970: Douglas DC-8 (N1803), Guayaquil, Ecuador, 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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