# NTSB DCA71AZ003: Douglas DC-8, Jamaica, NY, September 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1970
- Place: Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 11 serious, 54 minor, 91 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA71AZ003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71AZ003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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A-0003  70/9/15    JAMAICA,NY          DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0 10  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1221                    I-DIWZ              PX-  0 11135                            42, 13310 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1362 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - ALITALIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROME,ITALY                  JAMAICA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- USED REVERSE THRUST IN FLT.ATC POSITIONED ACFT TOO HI AND TOO CLOSE TO RWY.NO GLIDE SLOPE ILS APCH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: I-DIWZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jfk Intl

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.

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