# Accident 19910312005259A: Doug DC862, New York, NY, March 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1991, 09:06 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QGQA
- Location: 40.6498° N, 73.7895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6498&lon=-73.7895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N730PL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N730PL-1991-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8-62 (registry code 3021970, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-62) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC862
- Reported engine: PWA JT3D3B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910312005259A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT ENGINEER INCORRECTLY FIGURED VR SPEED. PILOT UNABLE ROTATE. ABORTED. HIT ILS OFF RUNWAY AVOIDING OVERRUN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC91FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA086), Mar 12, 1991: Douglas DC-8-62 (N730PL), Jamaica, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, IN THAT THE FLIGHT ENGINEER MISCALCULATED (MISJUDGED) THE AIRCRAFT'S GROSS WEIGHT BY 100,000 LBS AND PROVIDED THE CAPTAIN WITH IMPROPER TAKEOFF SPEEDS; AND…

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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