Douglas DC-8 N802E
14 January 1963 · Tampa, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 January 1963 at about 15:34 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N802E, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Tampa, Florida, United States. 53 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tampa, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tampa Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N802E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0023
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LEFT LNDG GEAR STRUT CYLINDER FAILED. CYLINDER HAD BEEN OVERHAULED 11 HRS PREVIOUSLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 1963 | Douglas DC-8 | Houston, Texas, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-8 | Bakersfield, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1963 | Douglas DC-8 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1963 | Douglas DC-8 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1963 | Douglas DC-8 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1963 | Douglas DC-8 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 3 Feb 1963 | Lockheed 1049H | San Francisco, California, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |