Douglas DC-8 N809E
8 August 1978 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1978 at about 11:45 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N809E, operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 158 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Las Vegas Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N809E
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → New York, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0007
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
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
TIRE EXPLODED, DMGD HYD SYSTM.GR LOWERED BY FREE FALL, LNDD OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 1978 | Douglas DC-8 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1978 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1978 | Douglas DC-8-6 | Houston, Texas, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1978 | Douglas DC-8 | Bimini, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1978 | Douglas DC-8 | Portland, Oregon, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 10 |
| 27 May 1979 | Douglas DC-8 | Bogota, South America | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |