# NTSB NYC79IA010: Douglas DC-8, N8007U, Jamaica, NY, November 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1978
- 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: 83 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79IA010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79IA010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0018  78/11/14   JAMAICA,NY          DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1601                    N8007U              PX-  0  0 77                            47, 6488 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            4751 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JFK INTL
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMAICA,NY                  DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PUSH BACK 10-15 FEET. ORIGIN-SMALL CORROSION PIT IN LOWER SWIVEL PIN LUG ON FORWARD BOGIE BEAM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8007U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Jfk 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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