# NTSB NYC70A0055: Douglas DC-8, N8610, Newark, NJ, November 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1969
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 123 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70A0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0054  69/11/28   NEWARK,NJ           DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0948                    N8610               PX-  0  0116                            58, 23718 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1195 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWARK,NJ                   SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: DISC, COMPRESSOR ROTOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- 12TH STAGE COMPRESSOR DISC,NR 4 ENG,FAILED. ABORTED SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8610](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8610-1979-02-28), registration cancelled 1979-02-28, S/N 45431 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newark

## Other investigations on N8610 (2)

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 MIA68A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0023), Aug 25, 1967: Douglas DC-8 (N8610), N.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), minor damage
- [NTSB NYC66I0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66I0006), Jul 12, 1965: Douglas DC-8 (N8610), Jamaica, NY, incident, minor 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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