# NTSB NYC74AN094: Douglas DC-8, N8960, Jamaica, NY, May 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1974
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 232 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN094

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-0005  74/5/16    JAMAICA,NY          DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  8  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 2045                    N8960               PX-  0  0224                            36, 7992 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1245 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTERNATIONAL
        OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  KEFLAVIK,ICELAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        REMARKS- GND CREWMAN ON TOW BAR FELL UNDER NOSEWHEEL DRG PUSHBACK.                 ICELANDIC AIRLINES,INC.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8960 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Jfk International

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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