Aeronaves de México Flight 401, a DC-8-21 (XA-XAX, named 20 de Noviembre) was damaged beyond repair following an aborted take off at Idlewild Airport, New York, United States, killing …

Flight 808 took off from Norfolk at 14:13 for a cargo flight to Guantánamo Bay. The flight and arrival into the Guantánamo terminal area was uneventful. At 16:34, while the flight was …

Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-8" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.

Airborne Express Flight 827 was a functional evaluation flight (FEF) of an ABX Air (under Airborne Express) Douglas DC-8-63F (registration N827AX) that had undergone a major modification. …

Feb 16, 1995 · Flight engineer improperly determined vmcg speed, resulting in value 9 knots too low. During first takeoff attempt, captain applied power to asymmetrical engine too soon, was …

Jul 11, 1991 · A McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 passenger plane, registered C-GMXQ was destroyed in an accident near Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), Saudi …

Jul 12, 2022 · Shortly after takeoff from Jeddah, the Douglas DC-8-61 burst into flames and attempted to return for an emergency landing. Sadly, the plane crashed and all 247 …

Flight 808 took off from Norfolk at 14:13 for a cargo flight to Guantanamo Bay. The flight and arrival into the Guantanamo terminal area was uneventful. At 16:34, while the flight was …

A go-around was initiated in critical attitude and airspeed configuration during an attempted two-engine touch-and-go landing. With full power on no. 1 and no. 2 engines and idle power on no. …

Flight UA173, departed New York-JFK on a scheduled flight to Portland International Airport (PDX), with an en route stop at Denver (DEN). The DC-8-61 took off from Denver about 14:47. …