# NTSB UNK64X0554: Douglas DC-8, N8604, San Juan, PR, February 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1964
- Place: San Juan, PR · SAN JUAN, PR
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 94 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184807
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0554
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0554

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0025  64/2/13    SAN JUAN PR         DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  7  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 0812                    N8604               PX-  0  0 87
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8604](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8604-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 45425 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8) (registry code 3021901) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: San Juan Intnl

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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