# NTSB UNK64X2487: Douglas DC-8, N8015U, Cleveland, OH, June 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1964
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 80 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2487
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2487

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0013  64/6/26    CLEVELAND OHIO      DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AGE UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
        TIME - 0958                    N8015U              PX-  0  0 73                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEVELAND HOPKINS
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8015U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8015U-2002-07-19), registration cancelled 2002-07-19, S/N 45589, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-21) (registry code 3021906) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT4A-3&5SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt4a-3-5ser) (registry code 52037, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Cleveland Hopkins

## Other investigations on N8015U (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN75ID032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75ID032), Dec 15, 1974: Douglas DC-8 (N8015U), Las Vegas, incident, no damage
- [NTSB MKC66A0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0060), May 15, 1966: Douglas DC-8 (N8015U), Oneill, NE, 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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