| Date: | Sunday 28 April 1968 |
| Time: | 05:23 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-8-31 |
| Owner/operator: | Capitol Airways |
| Registration: | N1802 |
| MSN: | 45277/94 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT4A- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Atlantic City International Airport, NJ (ACY) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Atlantic City International Airport, NJ (ACY/KACY) |
| Atlantic City International Airport, NJ (ACY/KACY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A go-around was initiated in critical attitude and airspeed configuration during an attempted two-engine touch-and-go landing. With full power on no. 1 and no. 2 engines and idle power on no. 3 and 4 the DC-8 rolled and yawed right and crashed.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - simulated conditions
dual student - improper operation of powerplant & powerplant controls
dual student - spontaneous-improper action
partial power loss - partial loss of power - 2 engines
Sources:
NTSB
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