Aviation Crash Map

Douglas DC-8 N8008F

13 August 1970 · Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 August 1970 at about 10:50 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8008F, operated by Saturn Airways, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 10:50
Classification
Incident
Location
Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Douglas DC-8
Registration
N8008F
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
4
Phase of flight
In Flight
Route
New York, Ny → S
Aircraft damage
None
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
4-0053

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

OIL TEMP UNCTLBL, NR1 SHUTDWN.FAA ADVY:ABV 5000FTD/A, BLO 200K DSNDG, BOOST PUMP ON, MIN 60PCT N2 RPM

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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