# NTSB NYC71IN101: Douglas DC-8, Boston, MA, April 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1971
- Place: Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71IN101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71IN101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C-0001  71/4/13    BOSTON,MASS         DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  8  FERRY                     CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1615                    XASIA               PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        OPERATOR - AERONAVES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOSTON,MASS                 PHILADELPHIA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DUMPED FUEL
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- FIRE IN NR1 ENG SN P645625. NO ENG TEAR DOWN REPORT RECD. NO ENG MAKE/MODEL INFO.
```

## Aircraft

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