# NTSB MIA72IM111: Douglas DC-8, N8613, Mexico City, Mexico, April 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1972
- Place: Mexico City, Mexico · MEXICO CITY, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72IM111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72IM111

## 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  72/4/11    MEXICO CITY,MEX     DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  4  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1230                    N8613               PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         MEXICO CITY,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- 3 OF 5 FLAP SUPPORTS,L WING.CORROSION PITTING FOUND ON SURFACES OF BOLT HOLES.NO FLAP LDG,OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8613](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8613-1981-09-14), registration cancelled 1981-09-14, S/N 45434 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-21) (registry code 3021906) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N8613 (3)

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 MIA72AM060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM060), Dec 23, 1971: Douglas DC-8 (N8613), No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), no damage
- [NTSB NYC68A0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0055), Oct 1, 1967: Douglas DC-8 (N8613), Jacksonville (Atlantic Ocean), minor damage
- [NTSB NYC66I0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66I0051), Nov 5, 1965: Douglas DC-8 (N8613), Jamaica, NY, incident, 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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