- Date
- December 22, 1975
- Place
- Jamaica, NY · JAMAICA, NY
- Injuries
- 125 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N812BNDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151865
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0038 75/12/22 JAMAICA,NY DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 9 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1649 N812BN PX- 0 0116 52, 25000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JF KENNEDY INTL OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JAMAICA,NY PANAMA CITY,PANAMA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RAMP/TAXIWAY WEATHER - SNOW MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE PARTIAL OBSCURATION 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- PLT UNABLE SEE TAXIWAY DUE TO ICE/SNOW COVER AND INOP TAXIWAY LIGHTS.ACFT TAXIED OFF HARD SURFACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N812BN
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jf Kennedy Intl
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