# NTSB MIA69I0007: Douglas DC-8, N1804, No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), August 5, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1968
- Place: No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · NO.ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69I0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69I0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0034   68/8/5    NO.ATLANTIC OCEAN   DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0300                    N1804               PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 LIMA,PERU
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        REMARKS- DIVERTED TO MIAMI DUE TO UNK ILLNESS OF CP. TOTAL CREW AND PX ABOARD UNREPORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1804](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1804-2013-11-08), registration cancelled 2013-11-08, S/N 45896, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-62](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62) (registry code 3021970) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-3-3b) (registry code 52039, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N1804 (1)

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 UNK68X0135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0135), Apr 23, 1968: Douglas DC-8 (N1804), Quito, Ecuador, substantial 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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