# NTSB LAX66A0049: Douglas DC-8, N8061U, San Diego, CA, December 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1965
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 9 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0072  65/12/22 NR.SAN DIEGO,CALIF.   DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  1  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0726                    N8061U              PX-  0  0  3                            53, 27000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            4300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      52
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          CALM                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- STEWARDESS FASTENING SEAT BELT.AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED UNANTCIPATED MOD TO, SEVERE TURBULENCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8061U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8061U-1980-05-16), registration cancelled 1980-05-16, S/N 45694 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-52](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-52) (registry code 3021922) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

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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