# NTSB FTW93WA054: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63, N957R, Mexico City, Mexico, December 13, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 13, 1992, 06:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place: Mexico City, Mexico
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW93WA054
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18857/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93WA054

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N957R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N957R-2002-04-24), registration cancelled 2002-04-24, S/N 46137, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8-63
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63f) (registry code 302198H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (registry code 52035, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Emory Worldwide Airlines
- Departed: MEX
- Destination: DFW, DFW AIRPORT, TX
- Flight plan: IFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

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