- Date
- September 1, 1971
- Place
- San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Injuries
- 11 minor, 250 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N801UDouglas DC-8F
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164568
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0008 71/9/1 SAN JUAN,PR DOUGLAS DC-8F CR- 0 0 11 NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - UNK/NR N801U PX- 0 0250 45, 18000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN INTL OPERATOR - UNIVERSAL AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN JUAN,PR MADRID,SPAIN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS STATIC: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-CREW INCAPACITATION DUE GASEOUS INTOXICATION. REMARKS- ENCLOSED GATE CONGESTED WITH OP GRND PWR EQUIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N801U
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- San Juan Intl