# NTSB MIA64I0081: Douglas DC-8B, N8607, San Juan, PR, February 17, 1964

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1964
- Place: San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 69 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA64I0081
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA64I0081

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0073  64/2/17  NR.SAN JUAN PR        DOUGLAS DC-8B       CR-  0  0  7  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 1806                    N8607               PX-  0  0 62
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8607](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8607-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 45428 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8B
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8) (registry code 3021901) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: San Juan

## Other investigations on N8607 (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 UNK64X0687](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0687), Feb 25, 1964: Douglas DC-8 (N8607), New Orleans, LA, destroyed, 58 fatal

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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