Douglas DC-8 N808E
22 September 1975 · Texico Vortac, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 September 1975 at about 14:46 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N808E, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Texico Vortac, Texas, United States. 111 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Texico Vortac, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N808E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Francisco, Ca → Chicago, Il
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0028
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 109 |
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
ENCNTRD WAKE TURBC FROM L-1011 WHICH CROSSED VORTAC AT APRX SAME ALT ABT 3 MIN PRIOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1975 | Douglas DC-8 | Smyrna, Tennessee, United States | Capital International Airways, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1975 | Douglas DC-8 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1975 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 1975 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Airlift International, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |