# NTSB OAK72OJA01: Douglas DC-8, N8051U, Yokota Ab, JA, August 14, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1971
- Place: Yokota Ab, JA · YOKOTA AB, Japan
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161224
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72OJA01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72OJA01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0043  71/8/14    YOKOTA AB,JAPAN     DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  4  MIL CONTRACT CARGO INTL   AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1627                    N8051U              PX-  0  0  0                            54, 20474 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1288 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YOKOTA AB
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YOKOTA AB,JAPAN             SAIGON,S.VIET
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        REMARKS- CARGO SHIFTED TO REAR.ABORTED OK. INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF JAPAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8051U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Yokota Ab

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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