# NTSB NYC73IN002: Douglas DC-8, Ea.Boston, MA, July 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1972
- Place: Ea.Boston, MA · EA.BOSTON, MA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 154 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73IN002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73IN002

## 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-0001   72/7/2    EA.BOSTON,MASS      DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0 12  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 2014                    HB-IDG              PX-  0  0142                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        OPERATOR - SWISS AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EA.BOSTON,MASS              LUCERNE,SWITZERLAND
        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- R MLG REAR TIRES FAILED. FRICTION CAUSED FIRE. DMGD R INBD FLAP AND BELLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: HB-IDG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- 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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