# NTSB NYC68A0085: Douglas DC-8F, N4906C, Mcguire Afb, NJ, January 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1968
- Place: Mcguire Afb, NJ · MCGUIRE AFB, NJ
- Location: 40.0280° N, 74.5878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGuire AFB, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0280&lon=-74.5878&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 192 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68A0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0001   68/1/1    MCGUIRE AFB,NJ      DOUGLAS DC-8F       CR-  0  0  9  MIL CONTRACT PASSG INTL   AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0035                    N4906C              PX-  0  0183                            49, 12861 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1090 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGUIRE AFB
        OPERATOR - CAPITOL AIRWAYS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT WHEELS LOST RNWY TRACTION DURING TURN TO ALIGN ACFT WITH TAKEOFF RNWY.SNO CVRD GLZ ICE ON RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4906C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4906C-1974-10-09), registration cancelled 1974-10-09, S/N 45862 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8F
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8F-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8f-55) (registry code 302192M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcguire Afb

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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