Douglas DC-8 N8775
12 June 1968 · Norfolk, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 June 1968 at about 13:15 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8775, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Norfolk, Virginia, United States. 105 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 15 had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Norfolk, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N8775
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Jfk Intl, Ny → Miami, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0069
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 89 |
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
KNOWN TSTM ACTIVITY IN AREA. PLT DID NOT GIVE VERBAL WARNING TO PX AND CREW.
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 23 Dec 1968 | Douglas DC-8 | Newark, New Jersey, 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 | - |