Douglas DC-8 N1302L
2 August 1969 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1969 at about 12:43 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N1302L, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 176 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N1302L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Tampa, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0047
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 175 |
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
PLT REQ VECTOR AROUND STORM. ATC RADAR WAS INOP.STEWARDESS INADVERTENTLY RELEASED SEAT BELT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | E Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Alitalia | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | Los Angeles, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | SAS | Fatal | 15 |
| 16 Mar 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | Pulaski, Virginia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | Over Cuba, Other-Foreign Countries | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | New Castle, Delaware, United States | Capital International Airways, Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |