- Date
- July 29, 1970
- Place
- Ontario, CA · ONTARIO, CA
- Injuries
- 91 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8778Douglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107986
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0028 70/7/29 ONTARIO,CALIF DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 8 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1000 N8778 PX- 0 0 83 56, 28200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA LOS ANGELES,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-4 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LOST PWR ON ALL 4 ENGS,REASON UNDET. ALL ENGS RESTARTED ABOUT 8000 FT WITHOUT CREW ASSISTANCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8778
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage