# NTSB NYC68A0111: Douglas DC-8, N8780R, Jamaica, NY, March 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1968
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 69 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68A0111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0111

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8780R-1972-11-06), registration cancelled 1972-11-06, S/N 45628 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-51](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-51) (registry code 3021920) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jfk Intl

## Other investigations on N8780R (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 NYC65A0114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0114), Mar 5, 1965: Douglas DC-8 (N8780R), Kennedy Intl, NY, 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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