Douglas DC-8 N8604
13 February 1964 · San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 February 1964 at about 08:12 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8604, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during in flight near San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States. 94 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:12
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Juan Intnl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N8604
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0025
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
#3 ENG-5TH STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE LOCK FAILED, ALLOWED BLADE TO WALK .SHRAPNEL #3 ENG STRUCK #4
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1964 | Douglas DC-8 | Philadelphia Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1964 | Douglas DC-8 | Kress City Texas, Texas, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1964 | Douglas DC-8 | Cleveland Ohio, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1964 | Douglas DC-8 | Los Angeles Calif, California, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1964 | Douglas DC-8 | Dallas Texas, Texas, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1964 | Douglas DC-8 | Miami Florida, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |