Accident DC-8 in Guantanamo - an accident that occurred on Wednesday , August 18, 1993 . Cargo plane Douglas DC-8-61F Airlines American International Airways performed a scheduled flight K4-808 (call sign - Connie 808 ) on the route Atlanta - Norfolk - Guantanamo - Atlanta, but when approaching to Guantanamo due to errors of the crew lost height and fell to the ground. All 3 crew members on board survived.
| Flight 808 American International Airways | |
|---|---|
 Crashed aircraft 8 months and 11 days before the accident | |
| General information | |
| date | August 18, 1993 |
| Time | 16:56 CDT |
| Character | Landing approach crash |
| Cause | Errors of the crew and air traffic controller |
| A place |  426 m from the runway of the military base Guantanamo , Guantanamo ( Cuba ) |
| Dead | 0 |
| Wounded | 3 |
| Aircraft | |
| Model | Douglas DC-8-61F |
| Airline |  American international airways |
| Departure point | Hartsfield-Jackson , Atlanta ( Georgia , USA ) |
| Stops on the way | Norfolk ( Virginia , United States ) Guantanamo ( Cuba ) |
| Destination | Hartsfield-Jackson, Atlanta (Georgia, USA) |
| Flight | K4-808 |
| Board number | N814CK |
| Date of issue | December 1969 (first flight) |
| Crew | 3 |
| Survivors | 3 (all) |
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Airplane
Douglas DC-8-61 (registration number N814CK, factory 46127, serial 510) was released in December 1969. February 2, 1970 was transferred to the airline Japan Air Lines (JAL) , in which he received the tail number JA8042 and the name Biwa . November 17, 1986 was taken by the leasing company United Aviation Services (UAS), his b / n changed to N25UA; From January to October 8, 1990 wore a b / n N821TC. From UAS, it leased to airlines Air Algérie (from July 15 to September 1987) and Trans International Airlines (TIA) (from September 1987 to February 16, 1989 and from October 15, 1989 to October 8, 1990). December 1, 1991 was leased by the airline American International Airways and converted from passenger to freight (DC-8-61 F ), on May 19, 1993, was fully purchased and received the tail number N814CK. Equipped with four Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B turbofan engines (Q) . On the day of the disaster made 18,829 takeoff-landing cycles and flew 43,947 hours [1] [2] .
Crew
The crew of flight K4-808 was as follows:
- The commander of the aircraft (FAC) - 54-year-old James Chapeau ( Eng. James Chapo ). Very experienced pilot, worked in the airline American International Airways 2 years and 6 months (from February 11, 1991). From 1966 to 1991, he worked for Eastern Air Lines , where he flew Convair 440 , Lockheed L-1011 TriStar , McDonnell Douglas DC-9 and Boeing 727 aircraft as a co-pilot (he also had experience managing the last two aircraft as FAC) . I flew 20,727 hours, 1527 of them on Douglas DC-8.
- The co - pilot is 49-year-old Thomas Curran ( born Thomas Curran ). Experienced pilot, worked in the airline American International Airways 8 months and 15 days (from November 3, 1992). Also, like FAC, he worked at Eastern Air Lines (from 1968 to 1991); managed the Learjet and McDonnell Douglas DC-9 aircraft. He flew over 15,350 hours, 492 of them on the Douglas DC-8 (he also had experience managing this aircraft as a FAC).
- Flight engineer - 35-year-old David Richmond ( eng. David Richmond ). I worked in the airline American International Airways 2 years and 6 months (from February 11, 1991). He worked in Trans Continental Airlines co-pilot Douglas DC-6 . I flew 5085 hours, 1085 of them on Douglas DC-8.
Chronology of events
Investigation
The investigation of the causes of the accident of flight K4-808 was taken up by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) .
The final investigation report was published in July 1994.
Cultural Aspects
The crash of flight 808 is shown in the 19th season of the Canadian documentary television series Investigations of air crashes in the series Border tactics .