# NTSB NYC65A0114: Douglas DC-8, N8780R, Kennedy Intl, NY, March 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1965
- Place: Kennedy Intl, NY · KENNEDY INTL, NY
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 84 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65A0114
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0114

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0035   65/3/5    KENNEDY INTL N Y    DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  9  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2113                    N8780R              PX-  0  0 75                            57, 28480 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3160 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JF KENNEDY INTL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           COPILOT - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- NO.4 ENGINE STRUCK RUNWAY DURING CROSSWIND LANDING.SEPARATED FROM PYLON DURING ROLLOUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8780R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8780R-1972-11-06), registration cancelled 1972-11-06, S/N 45628 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-51) (registry code 3021920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jf Kennedy Intl

## Other investigations on N8780R (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 NYC68A0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0111), Mar 23, 1968: Douglas DC-8 (N8780R), Jamaica, NY, substantial 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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