# NTSB NYC69I0066: Douglas DC-8, N8779, Newark, NJ, December 23, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1968
- Place: Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Location: 40.7242° N, 74.1726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newark, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7242&lon=-74.1726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 46 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69I0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69I0066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0027  68/12/23   NEWARK,NJ           DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0117                    N8779               PX-  0  0 39                            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 - NEWARK
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LANDED IN OVERRUN. NR 3 AND NR 7 WHEELS OF RT MAIN GR DAMAGED. NR 7 WHEEL SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8779 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Newark

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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