# NTSB NYC73AN153: Douglas DC-8, N863F, Bangor, ME, June 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1973
- Place: Bangor, ME · BANGOR, ME
- Location: 44.8012° N, 68.7778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bangor, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8012&lon=-68.7778&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 31 minor, 227 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73AN153
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN153

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0015  73/6/20    BANGOR,ME           DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0 10  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0026                    N863F               PX-  0  3248                            53, 16864 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            4800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BANGOR INTL
        OPERATOR - OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TAMPA,FLA                   GENEVA,SWITZERLAND           AMSTERDAM,NETHERLNDS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: RUN
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAKEOFF: RUN
        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- NR 7,8 & 3 TIRES FAILED,NR 7 & 8 WHEELS DISINTEGRATED.CAUSED FRICTION FIRE IN R MLG.ABORTED OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N863F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Bangor 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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