# NTSB LAX71IL004: Douglas DC-8, N8778, Ontario, CA, July 29, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1970
- Place: Ontario, CA · ONTARIO, CA
- Location: 34.0633° N, 117.6509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontario, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0633&lon=-117.6509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 91 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71IL004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71IL004

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

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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