# NTSB LAX70I0022: Douglas DC-8, N813E, Los Angeles, CA, October 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1969
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 96 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70I0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70I0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0029  69/10/16 NR.LOS ANGELES,CALIF  DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0720                    N813E               PX-  0  0 89                            UNK/NR, 23758 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 4070 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LOS ANGELES,CALIF            DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        REMARKS- CONDENSER COOLING FAN DISC FAILED,CAUSED PRESSURIZATION DIFFICULTY. LANDED OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N813E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N813E-1977-11-28), registration cancelled 1977-11-28, S/N 45688 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-51) (registry code 3021920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N813E (2)

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 MIA69I0057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69I0057), Mar 24, 1969: Douglas DC-8 (N813E), Tampa, FL, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB LAX68A0032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0032), Sep 16, 1967: Douglas DC-8A (N813E), Banning, CA, 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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