# NTSB IAD70II053: Douglas DC-8F, N8047U, Dulles Int Apt, VA, March 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1970
- Place: Dulles Int Apt, VA · DULLES INT APT, VA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70II053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70II053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0019  70/3/26    DULLES INT APT,VA   DOUGLAS DC-8F       CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0029                    N8047U              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OHIO              PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- R GR ACTUATING CYL PIN SHEARED ON T/O FROM CLEVELAND. DIVERTED TO DULLES AND LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8047U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8047U-1981-10-19), registration cancelled 1981-10-19, S/N 45880 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8F
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8F-54](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8f-54) (registry code 3021926) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Dulles Intl

## Other investigations on N8047U (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 DCA78AA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA005), Dec 18, 1977: Douglas DC-8F (N8047U), Kaysville, UT, destroyed, 3 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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