SERS · DOUGLAS DC-8-61 · 1994-03-15 · COVINGTON, KY, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC94LA062
Event ID
20001206X00986
Type
Accident
Date
1994-03-15
Location
COVINGTON, KY, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
DOUGLAS
Model
DC-8-61
Registration
N817CK
FAR Part
121
Engines
4
Damage
—
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE CAPTAIN'S IMPROPER DECISION TO CONDUCT FLIGHT AT HIGH ALTITUDE IN AN UNPRESSURIZED AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS INCAPACITION FROM DEPRESSURIZATION SICKNESS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FAILED TO PROPERLY SECURE THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR AFTER IT WAS REMOVED TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE.