Douglas DC-8 N8091U
15 May 1971 · San Frncsco, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 May 1971 at about 11:45 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8091U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near San Frncsco, California, United States. 48 people were on board and 5 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 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Frncsco, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Francisco Int
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N8091U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Chicago, Ill
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0011
People
5 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 42 |
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
GRND PWR AIR HOSE FAILED.BOMB THREAT PREVIOUSLY.MISC-PAX EVAC ACFT BY OVER WG EXITS, FLAPS UP POS.
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 | - |
| 18 May 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Delta 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 | - |