# NTSB NYC70AN128: Douglas DC-8F, N8787R, Bangor, ME, June 9, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1970
- Place: Bangor, ME · BANGOR, ME
- Location: 44.8012° N, 68.7778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bangor, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8012&lon=-68.7778&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 9 minor, 217 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70AN128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN128

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Bangor 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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