Douglas DC8-51 N821E
26 February 1972 · Alma, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 February 1972 at about 13:06 local time, a Douglas DC8-51 registered N821E, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Alma, Georgia, United States. 94 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alma, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC8-51
- Registration
- N821E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Atlanta, Ga → Orlando, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0019
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 90 |
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
1 PX INADVERTENTLY RELEASED SEAT BELT, WAS THROWNFROM SEAT.1 PX WAS HIT BY FLYING OBJECT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1972 | Douglas DC8-61 | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1969 | Douglas DC8-63 | N.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Seaboard World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1975 | Douglas DC8-51 | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1968 | Douglas DC8 | N.atlantic, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 May 1982 | Douglas DC8-52 | Atlantic Ocean | Northeastern Int'l. Airways | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1995 | Douglas DC8-62 | Manaus, Brazil | Arrow Air Inc. | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |