# NTSB IAD70II051: Douglas DC-8, N4907C, Charleston, SC, March 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1970
- Place: Charleston, SC · CHARLESTON, SC
- Location: 32.7766° N, 79.9309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7766&lon=-79.9309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 230 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70II051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70II051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0012  70/3/21    CHARLESTON,SC       DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0 11  MIL CONTRACT PASSG INTL   AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1343                    N4907C              PX-  0  0219                            UNK/NR, 15400 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3200 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLESTON
        OPERATOR - CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOWARD AFB,PANAMA           CHARLESTON,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          FOG                                                      RIGHT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- LANDED OK. ACFT HYDROPLANED. PLT INTNTL GRND LOOPED. STRUCK RADAR REFLECTOR. WIND SHIFTED ON APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4907C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Charleston

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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