- Date
- June 3, 1970
- Place
- Newark, NJ · NEWARK, NJ
- Injuries
- 105 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8825FBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125101
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0015 70/6/3 NEWARK,NJ BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1125 N8825F PX- 0 0 98 48, 21000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWARK OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWARK,NJ BERMUDA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- APU CAUGHT FIRE ON RAMP. BEARING FAILED. FREON LINE TO APU FROM BOTTLE WAS DISCONNECTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8825F
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Newark