# NTSB NYC69I0082: Douglas DC-8F, N786FT, Jamaica, NY, February 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1969
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69I0082
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69I0082

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0003  69/2/22    JAMAICA,NY          DOUGLAS DC-8F       CR-  0  0  4  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO INTL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2010                    N786FT              PX-  0  0  0                            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 - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        REMARKS- FORWARD LEFT MAIN TIRES BLEW OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N786FT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jfk 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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