Atlantic City - Atlantic City

On April 28, 1968 at 05:23 AM, Atlantic City - Atlantic City experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-8, operated by Capitol International Airways, with the event recorded near Atlantic City New Jersey.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a local night training flight at Atlantic City Airport. On final approach, the pilot-in-command attempted a go-around when then aircraft lost height and crashed in flames short of runway threshold. All four crew members were seriously injured and the airplane was destroyed. At the time of the accident, both left engines n°1 & 2 were at full power while both right engines n°3 & 4 were at idle power.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1802, MSN 45277/94, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.3643°, -74.4229°.