- Date
- August 27, 1970
- Place
- Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6161ADouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108041
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0040 70/8/27 JAMAICA,NY DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0413 N6161A PX- 0 0 0 50, 20500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 3338 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL APT OPERATOR - AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JAMAICA,NY LOS ANGELES,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: RUN FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL REMARKS- BOTH L FRONT MLG TIRES BLEW OUT. CAUSED FAILURE OF BOTH WHEELS. L MLG CAUGHT FIRE DURING ABORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6161A
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Jfk Intl Apt