# NTSB MIA62A0026: Douglas DC-8, N8275H, Mexico City, Mexico, April 7, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1962
- Place: Mexico City, Mexico · MEXICO CITY, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 104 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144133
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA62A0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA62A0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0045   62/4/7    MEXICO CITY,MEX     DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  9  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1825                    N8275H              PX-  0  0 95                            43, 10325 TOTAL HOURS, 98
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRAL
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GUATEMALA CITY,GUAT         HOUSTON,TEX                  MEXICO CITY,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        REMARKS- IMPROPERLY EXECUTED GO-AROUND. ACFT SCRAPED RWY,WHEELS UP. CONT FLT AND LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8275H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Central

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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