Douglas DC-8 N813E
16 October 1969 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 October 1969 at about 07:20 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N813E, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 96 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N813E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Dallas, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0029
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
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
CONDENSER COOLING FAN DISC FAILED, CAUSED PRESSURIZATION DIFFICULTY. LANDED OK.
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 |