# NTSB OAK70A0028: Douglas DC-8, N8634, Stockton, CA, October 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1969
- Place: Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1970
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79695
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70A0028
- Board report AAR7024 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7024.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70A0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0058  69/10/16   STOCKTON,CALIF      DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  5  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1445                    N8634               PX-  0  0  0                            49, 19308 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1747 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STOCKTON MUNI
        OPERATOR - SEABOARD WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          SYSTEMS-FALSE GRND SPOILER POSITION INDICATION.
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- T/O WRNG HORN MALFUNCTIONED. STRUCK ROAD BED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8634](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8634-1970-07-14), registration cancelled 1970-07-14, S/N 46021, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-63F](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-63f) (registry code 302198F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Stockton Muni

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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