NONE · McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F · 2000-02-20 · SEATTLE, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA00LA046
Event ID
20001212X20571
Type
Accident
Date
2000-02-20
Location
SEATTLE, WA, USA
Coordinates
47.48059, -122.289405
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
5
Total aboard
5
Aircraft
Make
McDonnell Douglas
Model
DC-8-63F
Registration
N811CK
FAR Part
121
Engines
4
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Inadequate inspection of the number 1 and 2 engine cowls by company maintenance personnel and inadequate preflight inspection by the flight engineer, resulting in unsecured cowls separating from the aircraft during takeoff. A factor was unsecured number 1 and 2 engine cowls.