# NTSB NYC67A0174: Douglas DC-8, N2621U, Detroit, MI, June 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1967
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 62 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0174
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0174

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0030   67/6/9  NR.DETROIT,MICH       DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  1  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1840                    N2621U              PX-  0  0 57                            49, 20909 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            4291 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- FLIGHT ATTENDANTS INJURED WHILE PERFORMING IN FLIGHT DUTIES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2621U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: 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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