# NTSB NYC66I0116: Boeing B-720, N8715E, Jamaica, NY, April 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1966
- 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 129 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66I0116
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66I0116

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0012  66/4/16    JAMAICA NY          BOEING B-720        CR-  0  0 13  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2120                    N8715E              PX-  0  1116                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JF KENNEDY INTL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8715E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8715E-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 18244 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-720
- Registry model: [Boeing 720-025](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-720-025) (registry code 1383818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Jf Kennedy Intl

## Other investigations on N8715E (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 MIA62A0072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA62A0072), Sep 21, 1962: Boeing 720B (N8715E), Miami, FL, 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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