NYC66I0006

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-8 · Jamaica, NY · July 12, 1965

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 12, 1965
Place
Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
Injuries
117 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N8610Douglas DC-8
Status
Completed · report January 20, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176262

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0025  65/7/12  NR.JAMAICA NY         DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AGE UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
        TIME - 0933                    N8610               PX-  0  0110                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE

Aircraft

Registration
N8610
Reported as
Douglas DC-8
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Minor damage

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Other investigations on N8610 · 2

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