# NTSB NYC66I0006: Douglas DC-8, N8610, Jamaica, NY, July 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1965
- Place: Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Location: 40.6915° N, 73.8057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamaica, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6915&lon=-73.8057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 117 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176262
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66I0006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66I0006

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8610-1979-02-28), registration cancelled 1979-02-28, S/N 45431 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-21) (registry code 3021906) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage

## Other investigations on N8610 (2)

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 NYC70A0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0055), Nov 28, 1969: Douglas DC-8 (N8610), Newark, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0023), Aug 25, 1967: Douglas DC-8 (N8610), N.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), minor 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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