Douglas DC-8 N1302L
28 February 1973 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 February 1973 at about 12:54 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N1302L, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 128 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 12:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N1302L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Dallas, Tex → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0002
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 127 |
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.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Bangor, Maine, United States | Overseas National Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | King Cove, Alaska, United States | World Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 20 Aug 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Tokyo, Asia | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 15 Jun 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Swiss Air | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1973 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |