# NTSB NYC70IN127: Boeing 747, N93108, Jamaica, NY, June 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1970
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 257 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70IN127
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70IN127

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0026   70/6/4    JAMAICA,NY          BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 19  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1608                    N93108              PX-  0  0238                            59, 27483 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            145 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT
          PILOT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF STEERING CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
        REMARKS- NOSE GR COCKED R ON TKOF.ABORTED,WENT OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N93108](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93108-2000-06-27), registration cancelled 2000-06-27, S/N 19674 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-131](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-131) (registry code 1384881) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Jfk Intl

## Other investigations on N93108 (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 OAK71IP012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71IP012), Aug 26, 1970: Boeing 747 (N93108), San Francisco, CA, 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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