# NTSB UNK64X0878: Douglas DC-8, N80610, Philadelphia, PA, March 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1964
- Place: Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 43 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0878
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0878

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0039  64/3/11    PHILADELPHIA PA     DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 1627                    N80610              PX-  0  0 37
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHIL INTL
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N80610 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Phil 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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