# Incident 19941225046479I: Doug DC8F54, New York, NY, December 25, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1994, 02:00 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FXLA
- Location: 40.6505° N, 73.7901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6505&lon=-73.7901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N427FB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N427FB-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-8F-54 (registry code 3021926, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8f-54) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT3D series (registry code 52035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt3d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC8F54
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95IA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95IA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941225046479I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE VIBRATION. RIGHT GEAR BROKE AT BOGIE PIVOT. ALL FOUR TIRES BLOWN.

## 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 BFO95IA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95IA023), Dec 25, 1994: Douglas DC-8-54F (N427FB), New York, NY, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR'S SHOCK STRUT PISTON LUG DUE TO STRESS CORROSION.

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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