Douglas DC-8 N1807
7 May 1972 · Santiago, South America · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 May 1972 at about 12:58 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N1807, operated by Braniff Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Santiago, South America. 85 people were on board and 2 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 12:58
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santiago, South America
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N1807
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Braniff Airways, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Miami, Fla → Buenos Aires, Argenti
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0042
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 82 |
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
UNFCSTD CLEAR AIR TURB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | Ea.boston, Massachusetts, United States | Swiss Air | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | West Palm Bch, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1972 | Douglas DC-3 | Pivijay, South America | Acme Leasing C | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1972 | Lockheed Ga 382E | Montalvo, South America | Southern Air Transport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1973 | Sikorsky S-62A | Requena, South America | Briles Wing & | Fatal | 9 |
| 15 Apr 1973 | Lockheed PV-1 | Chimichagua, South America | Pioneer Ventur | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Mar 1973 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Barranquilla, South America | Lease-A-Plane | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1970 | Boeing 707 | Durazno, South America | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |