# NTSB NYC64A0062: Boeing 720, N8708E, Boston, MA, November 6, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1963
- Place: Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 38 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC64A0062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC64A0062

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0062   63/11/6   BOSTON,MASS         BOEING 720          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0934                    N8708E              PX-  0  0 31                            50, 21815 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1854 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: SPACER,WHEEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- LOW PRESS COMPRESSOR NO.3 SPACER FAILED. DAMAGED NO 4 ENG AND PYLON. LANDED SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8708E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8708E-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 18162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 720
- Registry model: [Boeing 720-025](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-720-025) (registry code 1383818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan Intl

## Other investigations on N8708E (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 UNK64X1967](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1967), May 27, 1964: Boeing B-720 (N8708E), Alma, GA, 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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