- Date
- June 9, 1970
- Place
- Bangor, ME · BANGOR, ME
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 9 minor, 217 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8787RDouglas DC-8F
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125123
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0029 70/6/9 BANGOR,ME DOUGLAS DC-8F CR- 0 0 10 MIL CONTRACT PASSG INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2045 N8787R PX- 0 2216 51, 21234 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 6230 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BANGOR INTL OPERATOR - TRANS CARIBBEAN AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BANGOR,ME FRANKFORT,GERMANY MILDENHALL,ENGLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: ABORTED MISCELLANEOUS STATIC: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL MISC-NR 7 ESCAPE CHUTE RUPTURED DURING EVACUATION. REMARKS- 2 TIRES OF R MLG BLEW OUT.IGNITED WHEEL WELL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8787R
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Bangor Intl