Douglas DC-8 I-DIWM
13 April 1969 · E Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 April 1969 at about 19:45 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered I-DIWM, operated by Alitalia, was involved in an accident during static near E Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 109 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 6 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- E Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Logan
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- I-DIWM
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Alitalia
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- A-0003
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 102 |
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
FLT DIVERTED TO BOSTON DUE TO REPORTED BOMB ON ACFT. PX FELL WHILE EVACUATING ACFT BY CHUTE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 22 Mar 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | Los Angeles, California, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Serious 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 |