# NTSB Accident NYC94LA062
> **DOUGLAS DC-8-61** · 1994-03-15 · COVINGTON, KY, USA · SERS
## 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.

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