Douglas DC-8 N4909C
20 July 1969 · New Castle, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1969 at about 21:07 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N4909C, operated by Capital International Airways, Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New Castle, Delaware, United States. 11 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 21:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Castle, Delaware, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grtr Wilmington
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N4909C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Capital International Airways, Inc
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Jfk Intl, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0025
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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
STRUCK ILS ANTENNAE, CONT FLT TO FRIENDSHIP. LANDED SAFELY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | E Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Alitalia | Serious injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |
| 22 Mar 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | Los Angeles, California, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
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| 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 |