# NTSB NYC68I0077: Douglas DC-8, N8606, Jamaica, NY, December 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1967
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 85 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68I0077
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68I0077

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0034  67/12/12   JAMAICA,NY          DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2015                    N8606               PX-  0  0 78                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFKENNEDY INTL
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- LEFT BOGIE BEAM BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8606](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8606-1979-04-18), registration cancelled 1979-04-18, S/N 45427 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jfkennedy Intl

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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