Douglas DC-8 N812E
18 May 1971 · Newark, New Jersey, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 May 1971 at about 17:14 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N812E, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Newark, New Jersey, United States. 82 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newark, New Jersey, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newark Arpt
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N812E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Atlanta, Ga
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0012
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 81 |
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
ATTENDANT DID NOT HEAR CALL BELL, IMPENDING TKOF.FELL, BROKE ARM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Universal Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Aeronaves | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | San Frncsco, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | 100MI E.of Kc, Missouri, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |