# NTSB IAD77FA017: Douglas DC-8, N904CL, Baltimore, MD, January 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1977
- Place: Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 7 serious, 15 minor, 79 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FA017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0013  77/1/16    BALTIMORE,MD        DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  1  7  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1748                    N904CL              PX-  0  6 87                            50, 18200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            8200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BWI
        OPERATOR - CAPITOL AIRWAYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SAN JUAN,PR                 NEW YORK,NY                  BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: DISC, COMPRESSOR ROTOR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT PERSONNEL: FLIGHT ATTENDANT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     320
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- INJURIES OCCURRED DURING EVACUATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N904CL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N904CL-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 45376, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-33) (registry code 3021912) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT4A-3&5SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt4a-3-5ser) (registry code 52037, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Bwi

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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