# NTSB SEA74IS020: Douglas DC-8, N4903C, Spokane, WA, October 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1973
- Place: Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187728
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74IS020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74IS020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0023  73/10/18   SPOKANE,WASH        DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  3  FERRY                     AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1800                    N4903C              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPOKANE INTL
        OPERATOR - CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEGO BAY,JAMAICA         SPOKANE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT & FUEL TRUCKS IMPROPERLY GROUNDED. ORIGIN OF FIRE UNDETERMINED. OTR CREW & PAX HAD DEPLANED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4903C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spokane Intl

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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