- Date
- March 23, 1968
- Place
- Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Injuries
- 69 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8780RDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111617
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0048 68/3/23 JAMAICA,NY DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 9 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1427 N8780R PX- 0 0 60 46, 21561 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 365 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY UNUSUAL NOISE REMARKS- THREADED JOINT OF RT GR ACTUATING CYL ROD END FAILED,PREVENTED GR FROM LOCKING DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8780R
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jfk Intl
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