# NTSB NYC74IN062: Douglas DC-8, Columbia, SC, January 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1974
- Place: Columbia, SC · COLUMBIA, SC
- Location: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0007&lon=-81.0348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 59 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74IN062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74IN062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0003   74/1/3    COLUMBIA,SC         DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1650                    N8148PA             PX-  0  0 52                            44, 16600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            2200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA METRO
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  COLUMBIA,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE PATH.T/D 28FT SHORT OF RWY.HIT 4IN RWY LIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8148PA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Columbia Metro

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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