# NTSB IAD70A0007: Douglas DC-8, N4909C, New Castle, DE, July 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1969
- Place: New Castle, DE · NEW CASTLE, DE
- Location: 39.6700° N, 75.5665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Castle, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6700&lon=-75.5665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 11 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173540
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0025  69/7/20    NEW CASTLE,DEL      DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0 11  FERRY                     AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2107                    N4909C              PX-  0  0  0                            49, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR WILMINGTON
        OPERATOR - CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JFK INTL,NY                 NEW CASTLE,DEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- STRUCK ILS ANTENNAE,CONT FLT TO FRIENDSHIP. LANDED SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4909C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4909C-1974-08-12), registration cancelled 1974-08-12, S/N 46060 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9) (registry code 3022002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grtr Wilmington

## Other investigations on N4909C (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 DCA71AZ012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71AZ012), Nov 27, 1970: Douglas DC-8 (N4909C), Anchorage, AK, destroyed, 47 fatal

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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