Douglas DC-8 N748UP

Summary

On 8 February 2006 at about 04:59 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N748UP, operated by United Parcel Service Co, was involved in an accident near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 February 2006 at 04:59

Classification

Accident

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Philadelphia Intl (PHL)

Coordinates

39.9509, -75.1709

Aircraft

Douglas DC-8

Registration

N748UP

Category

Airplane

Engines

4

Operator

United Parcel Service Co

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Atlanta → Philadelphia

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DCA06MA022

3 people had minor injuries.

an in-flight cargo fire that initiated from an unknown source, which was most likely located within cargo container 12, 13, or 14. Contributing to the loss of the aircraft were the inadequate certification test requirements for smoke and fire detection systems and the lack of an on-board fire suppression system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The Safety Board's full report is available at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/2007/AAR0707.pdf. The Aircraft Accident Report number is NTSB/AAR-07/07. On February 7, 2006, about 2359 eastern standard time, United Parcel Service Company flight 1307, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F, N748UP, landed at its destination airport, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after a cargo smoke indication in the cockpit. The captain, first officer, and flight engineer evacuated the airplane after landing. The flight crewmembers sustained minor injuries, and the airplane and most of the cargo were destroyed by fire after landing. The scheduled cargo flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 on an instrument flight rules flight plan. Night visual conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.