Douglas DC-8 N1303L
27 July 1974 · Fort Myers, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 27 July 1974 at about 17:00 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N1303L, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Fort Myers, Florida, United States. 175 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 15 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Myers, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N1303L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Atlanta, Ga → Miami, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0022
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 159 |
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
INJURIES TO PAX & F/A'S NOT SECURED BY SEATBELTS.1 F/A THROWN FM L AFT F/A SEAT, SEATBELT OPENED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jan 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | Seaboard World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Travis Afb, California, United States | Airlift International, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 15 Dec 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Las Vegas, Unknown/Not Reported | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 May 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | Fatal | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |