# NTSB OAK78DA041: Douglas DC-8, N809E, Las Vegas, NV, August 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1978
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 158 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DA041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DA041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0007   78/8/8    LAS VEGAS,NV        DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  8  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1145                    N809E               PX-  0  0150                            43, 25000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS VEGAS INTL
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                NEW YORK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        REMARKS- TIRE EXPLODED,DMGD HYD SYSTM.GR LOWERED BY FREE FALL,LNDD OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N809E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Las Vegas Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19780808049549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780808049549I), Aug 8, 1978: Doug DC831, Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Tire blew on takeoff, flight returned safely. Minor damage to gear.

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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