NYC68I0071

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-8 · Cleveland, OH · November 7, 1967

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 7, 1967
Place
Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
Injuries
1 minor, 100 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8015WDouglas DC-8
Status
Completed · report February 12, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113103

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0028   67/11/7   CLEVELAND,OHIO      DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1847                    N8015W              PX-  0  0 94                            UNK/NR, 13188 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1046 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- A LESSER SCAUP DUCK STRUCK AND BROKE WINDSHIELD.

Aircraft

Registration
N8015W
Reported as
Douglas DC-8
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Minor damage