# NTSB NYC70I0041: Douglas DC-8, N8022U, Jamaica, NY, October 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 10 minor, 68 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147827
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70I0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70I0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0045   69/10/9   JAMAICA,NY          DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1854                    N8022U              PX-  0  0 70                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               JAMAICA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAXI: FROM LANDING
        REMARKS- NR 3 ENG REPTD ON FIRE. PLT SHUT ENG DOWN,ACFT WAS EVACUATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8022U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8022U-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N 45595, built 1960 (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)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney JT4A-3&5SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt4a-3-5ser) (registry code 52037, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Jfk Intl

## Other investigations on N8022U (1)

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 DEN71AD013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71AD013), Sep 21, 1970: Douglas DC-8 (N8022U), Denver, CO, 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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