| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N8082U |
| Fleet number: | 2582 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8 |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61 |
| C/n (msn): | 45972 / 357 |
| Operator Titles: | United Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Los Angeles - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLAX IATA: LAX Local: LAX Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 10 July 1978 |
| Photo by: | LRS747 |
| Photo ID: | 353170 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered new 22nd May 1968 and just a few months after taking this picture, on the 28th Dec 1978 it crashed on approach 10km north of KPDX (Portland) after declaring an emergency due to landing gear problems. During the preparations for an emergency landing the flightcrew failed to notice the amount of fuel left and the aircraft lost all power and crashed into a wooded area This photo is copyright © LRS747, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 April 2021, and has since been viewed 1599 times. |