# NTSB MIA810A005: Boeing 707, N8406, Kingston (Atlantic Ocean), October 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1980
- Place: Kingston (Atlantic Ocean) · KINGSTON,JAMAICA, AO
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 99 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128824
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA810A005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA810A005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0012  80/10/17 NR.KINGSTON,JAMAICA   BOEING 707          CR-  0  1  6  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1935                    N8406               PX-  0  0 93                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         KINGSTON,JAMAICA             NEW YORK,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF JAMAICA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8406](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8406-1981-08-10), registration cancelled 1981-08-10, S/N 19586 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-323C](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-323c) (registry code 138367D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage

## Other investigations on N8406 (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 NYC73IN138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73IN138), May 1, 1973: Boeing 707 (N8406), No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), incident, 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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