# NTSB NYC71IN028: Boeing 747, Jamaica, NY, August 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 384 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108394
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71IN028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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C-0003  70/8/25  NR.JAMAICA,NY         BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 17  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2052                    F-BPVC              PX-  0  0367                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - AIR FRANCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         JAMAICA,NY                   MONTREAL,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- FIRE WRNG NR 2 ENG.CREW ACCIDENTALLY CLOSED NR 1 ENG START LEVER,CAUSED COMPRESSOR STALL.LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: F-BPVC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No 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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