Douglas DC-8 N814PA

Summary

On 27 February 1966 at about 21:13 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N814PA, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States. 97 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 February 1966 at 21:13

Classification

Accident

Location

New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Moisant Field

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas DC-8

Registration

N814PA

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

4

Operator

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Phase of flight

Landing

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night (Dark)

NTSB number

1-0018

Nobody was injured.

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

FIRST OFFICER WAS FLYING ACFT FROM RIGHT SEAT POSITION

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.