# NTSB NYC69A0100: Douglas DC-8, E Boston, MA, April 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1969
- Place: E Boston, MA · E BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3751° N, 71.0392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3751&lon=-71.0392&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 6 minor, 102 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0100
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0100

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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A-0003  69/4/13    E BOSTON,MASS       DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0 12  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1945                    I-DIWM              PX-  0  1 96                            49, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN
        OPERATOR - ALITALIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- FLT DIVERTED TO BOSTON DUE TO REPORTED BOMB ON ACFT. PX FELL WHILE EVACUATING ACFT BY CHUTE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: I-DIWM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Logan

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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