Douglas DC-8 N8028U
27 May 1970 · Goodland, Kansas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 May 1970 at about 16:29 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8028U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Goodland, Kansas, United States. 60 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Goodland, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N8028U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Las Vegas, Nev → Jfk Intl, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0022
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 56 |
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 IN TSTM AREA. ACFT RADAR INOP. PLT WAS REC STEERS BUT DIDNT NOTIFY ATC THAT RADAR WAS INOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Houston, Texas, United States | Airlift International, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Guayaquil, Central America | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 May 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Naha Ab, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Apr 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | N. Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Airlift International, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Capital International Airways, Inc | Fatal | 47 |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 |