# NTSB IAD71AI040: Douglas DC-8, 100mi E.Of Kc, MO, January 3, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: January 3, 1971
- Place: 100mi E.Of Kc, MO · 100MI E.OF KC, MO
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 4 minor, 114 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, July 5, 1972
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71AI040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71AI040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0028   71/1/3    100MI E.OF KC,MO    DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0 10  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0535                    N8967U              PX-  0  1108                            55, 23465 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            2425 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HAWAII             BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN OFF
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- ENCTRD FCST CAT AT FLT LVL 370 100 MI E OF KC,MO.CAPT HAD CKD OTR FLTS AND CNTRS,NO TURBC RPRTD.
```

## Sequence of events

- Enroute-cruise

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8967U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: No damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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