# NTSB OAK65A0071: Douglas DC-8, N276C, San Francisco, CA, June 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1965
- Place: San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 77 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65A0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65A0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0038   65/6/9    SAN FRANCISCO CAL   DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0826                    N276C               PX-  0  0 70                            52, 18056 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2795 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NO.1 ENG FUEL MANIFOLD CRACKED IN BRAZE JOINT BETWEEN NO.3 AND NO.4 NOZZLE CLUSTERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N276C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N276C-1973-10-12), registration cancelled 1973-10-12, S/N 45641 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-51) (registry code 3021920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Francisco Int

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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