# NTSB FTW790A083: Douglas DC-8, N814BN, Bogot, Colombia, May 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1979
- Place: Bogot, Colombia · BOGOT, Colombia
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious, 134 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW790A083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW790A083

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0006  79/5/27    BOGOTA,COLOMBIA     DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  9  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1045                    N814BN              PX-  0  4125                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELDORADO INTL
        OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BOGOTA,COLOMBIA             MIAMI,FL                     PANAMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- ENG TORCHED,PAX PANICKED & JUMPED FROM ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N814BN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Eldorado Intl

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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