- Date
- November 21, 1974
- Place
- Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Injuries
- 50 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N604USBoeing 747N8975EDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141158
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0037 74/11/21 JAMAICA,NY DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0839 N8975E PX- 0 0 23 47, 15500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 22 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JF KENNEDY INTL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JAMAICA,NY SARASOTA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER REMARKS- DC9 PARKED ON TAXIWAY K,OTR ACFT ON OUTER TAXIWAY.ALTERNATE TAXIWAY CLOSED DUE CONSTRUCTION.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0037 74/11/21 JAMAICA,NY BOEING 747 CR- 0 0 11 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0839 N604US PX- 0 0 11 56, 27603 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 28 2040 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JF KENNEDY INTL OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JAMAICA,NY MANILA,RP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OTHER REMARKS- ALTERNATE TAXIWAY CLOSED DUE CONSTRUCTION.COPILOT WATCHING R WING TIP.HIT RUDDER N8975E.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N604US
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Jf Kennedy Intl
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N8975E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jf Kennedy Intl
Other investigations on N604US · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA91IA219Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSeattle, WAA fire in the number 4 engine, resulting from a fuel leak at the main fuel control unit, due to improper maintenance by unknown/undetermined person. The L5 emergency exit failed to operatee due to a broken plastic pulley guard in the slide release mechanism.NTSB MIA71IM099Incident · No injuriesClosedMiami, FL