# NTSB OAK75AP045: Douglas DC-8, N798FT, Las Vegas, NV, March 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1975
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 177 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75AP045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0004  75/3/21  NR.LAS VEGAS,NV       DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  1  6  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2020                    N798FT              PX-  0  0172                            34, 5073 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            3063 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FRANCISCO,CA           LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT SIGN OFF
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           95                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N798FT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- 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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