# NTSB NYC71IN123: Douglas DC-8, N8762, Wilmington, DE, April 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1971
- Place: Wilmington, DE · WILMINGTON, DE
- Location: 39.7357° N, 75.5321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7357&lon=-75.5321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 51 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161321
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71IN123
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN123

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0031  71/4/13    WILMINGTON,DEL      DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N8762               PX-  0  0 43                            54, 24600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  MIAMI,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-CO PLT BECAME ILL AND WAS DISABLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8762 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- 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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