# NTSB NYC71IN017: Douglas DC-8, N864F, Jamaica, NY, August 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71IN017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0064   70/8/7    JAMAICA,NY          DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  1  OTHER                     UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 1727                    N864F               PX-  0  0  0
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  TORONTO,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        REMARKS- WATER IN AIRSTART CHAMBER OF L MLG CYL CAUSED CORROSION.CYL EXPLODED DURING MAINT AND REFUELING OP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N864F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jfk 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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