NTSB investigations: Douglas DC-8-51

26 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Douglas DC-8-51. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations: Douglas DC-8-51 per year, 1963–2026: 26 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3021920'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB FTW98IA196Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-8-51 · Brownsville, TXThe flightcrew experienced physical impairment resulting from an accumulation in the cockpit of carbon dioxide fumes produced by dry ice, a hazardous material, carried in the main cargo compartment.Apr 30, 1998 · N507DC · No damageNTSB MIA770A077Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Varadero, CubaAug 7, 1977 · N812BN · No damageNTSB MIA76AM087Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Atlanta, GAMay 27, 1976 · N806E · No damageNTSB NYC76AN057Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Jamaica, NYDec 22, 1975 · N812BN · Substantial damageNTSB FTW76AF023Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Texico Vortac, TXSep 22, 1975 · N808E · No damageNTSB NYC76AN032Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC8-51 · Wilmington, DEAug 8, 1975 · N801E · No damageNTSB MIA74AM019Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Belle Glade, FLAug 20, 1973 · N821E · No damageNTSB MIA73IM046Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Atlanta, GANov 1, 1972 · N801E · Minor damageNTSB MIA73IM034Incident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Meridian, MSSep 17, 1972 · N806E · No damageNTSB MIA72AM086Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC8-51 · Alma, GAFeb 26, 1972 · N821E · No damageNTSB NYC71AN113Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Newark, NJMay 18, 1971 · N812E · No damageNTSB LAX70I0022Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Los Angeles, CAOct 16, 1969 · N813E · Minor damageNTSB FTW70A0018Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Dallas, TXSep 17, 1969 · N8008D · Substantial damageNTSB FTW70A0004Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Evergreen, ALJul 22, 1969 · N812E · No damageNTSB MIA69I0057Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Tampa, FLMar 24, 1969 · N813E · Minor damageNTSB SEA69A0010Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · New Richmond, WIAug 6, 1968 · N8010U · Substantial damageNTSB NYC68A0111Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Jamaica, NYMar 23, 1968 · N8780R · Substantial damageNTSB LAX68A0032Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8A · Banning, CASep 16, 1967 · N813E · No damageNTSB CHI67I0134Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Convington, KYJun 17, 1967 · N807E · Substantial damageNTSB DCA67A0007Accident · 6 fatalClosedDouglas DC-8 · Kenner, LAMar 30, 1967 · N802E · DestroyedNTSB FTW67A0046Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · New Orleans, LAOct 22, 1966 · N808E · Substantial damageNTSB MIA67A0036Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Macon, GASep 22, 1966 · N820E · No damageNTSB OAK65A0071Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · San Francisco, CAJun 9, 1965 · N276C · Substantial damageNTSB NYC65A0114Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Kennedy Intl, NYMar 5, 1965 · N8780R · Substantial damageNTSB UNK64X1624Incident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Kress City, TXMay 5, 1964 · N804E · Minor damageNTSB MIA63A0109Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Tampa, FLJan 14, 1963 · N802E · Substantial damage