# NTSB NYC66I0107: Douglas DC-8, N8033U, Nburlington, NJ, April 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1966
- Place: Nburlington, NJ · NBURLINGTON, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 60 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66I0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66I0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0024   66/4/1    NBURLINGTON NJ      DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0840                    N8033U              PX-  0  0 53                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - AIRFRAME BUFFET
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8033U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8033U-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 45300, built 1960 (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)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT4A-3&5SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt4a-3-5ser) (registry code 52037, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: 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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