- Date
- August 21, 1963
- Place
- Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Injuries
- 28 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8601Douglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109482
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0049 63/8/21 ORLANDO,FLA DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0855 N8601 PX- 0 0 21 49, 20415 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 621 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOY AFB OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LNDG GR LOWERED TOO LATE TO LOCK DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8601
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mccoy Afb