Douglas DC-8F N4906C
1 January 1968 · McGuire Afb, New Jersey, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 January 1968 at about 00:35 local time, a Douglas DC-8F registered N4906C, operated by Capitol Airways, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near McGuire Afb, New Jersey, United States. 192 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 00:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McGuire Afb, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- McGuire Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8F
- Registration
- N4906C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Capitol Airways
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 |
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
ACFT WHEELS LOST RNWY TRACTION DURING TURN TO ALIGN ACFT WITH TAKEOFF RNWY.SNO CVRD GLZ ICE ON RWY
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 1969 | Douglas DC-8F | Jamaica, New York, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1967 | Douglas DC-8F | Jamaica, New York, United States | Seaboard World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| 9 Jun 1970 | Douglas DC-8F | Bangor, Maine, United States | Trans Caribbean Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-8F | Dulles Int Apt, Virginia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1971 | Douglas DC-8F | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Universal Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |