Douglas DC-8 N4907C
21 March 1970 · Charleston, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 March 1970 at about 13:43 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N4907C, operated by Capital International Airways, Inc, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Charleston, South Carolina, United States. 230 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 13:43
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Charleston
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N4907C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Capital International Airways, Inc
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Howard Afb, Panama → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0012
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 |
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
LANDED OK. ACFT HYDROPLANED. PLT INTNTL GRND LOOPED. STRUCK RADAR REFLECTOR. WIND SHIFTED ON APCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |