# NTSB NYC74IN070: Douglas DC-8, N8639, Nantucket, MA, February 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1974
- Place: Nantucket, MA · NANTUCKET, MA
- Location: 41.2714° N, 70.0959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nantucket, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2714&lon=-70.0959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74IN070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74IN070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0004  74/2/17  NR.NANTUCKET,MASS     DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  3  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2031                    N8639               PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 LONDON,ENGLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - INCAPACITATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
        REMARKS- TOXIC FUMES BELIEVED EMANATING FM CARGO.NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE OR FUMES FOUND.C/P ILL BEFORE FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8639 (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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