# Incident 19781205026149I: Doug DC863F, Jamaica, NY, December 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1978, 08:00 local time
- Place: Jamaica, NY
- Airport: Jfk International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FTL
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787FT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC863F
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781205026149I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

POOR WELD ALLOWED EXHAUST NOZZLE ASSEMBLY TO MOVE AFT DURING REVERSE. AFT COWL SEPARATED AT TOUCHDOWN.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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