# NTSB NYC68I0071: Douglas DC-8, N8015W, Cleveland, OH, November 7, 1967

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1967
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 100 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68I0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68I0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0028   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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor 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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