SEA75IS017

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-8 · Seattle, WA · October 21, 1974

Incident · FatalClosed
Date
October 21, 1974
Place
Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
Injuries
1 fatal, 104 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
OYKTEDouglas DC-8
Status
Completed · report November 25, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
147028

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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C-0001  74/10/21 NR.SEATTLE,WASH       DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0 11  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0030                    OYKTE               PX-  1  0 93                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - SAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SEATTLE,WASH                 COPENHAGEN,DENMARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-PAX DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES.

Aircraft

Registration
OYKTE
Reported as
Douglas DC-8
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
No damage