Douglas DC-8 N1820
28 April 1968 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 April 1968 at about 05:23 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N1820, operated by Capitol Airways, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Atlantic City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N1820
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Capitol Airways
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0009
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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
A/S WENT BELOW VMC ON SIM 2 ENG LNDG.PLT MISUSEDPOWER, LOST CONTROL.ACFT LND OFF RNWY, STRUCK DITCH
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 1968 | Douglas DC-8 | Quito, South America | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1968 | Douglas DC-8 | New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1968 | Douglas DC-8 | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1968 | Douglas DC-8 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1968 | Douglas DC-8 | S.francisco, California, United States | Japan Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1968 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |