Douglas DC-8 N8606
12 December 1967 · Jamaica, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 December 1967 at about 20:15 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8606, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Jamaica, New York, United States. 85 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jfkennedy Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N8606
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0034
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
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
LEFT BOGIE BEAM BROKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 1967 | Douglas DC-8 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1967 | Douglas DC-8 | Cocoa, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1967 | Douglas DC-8 | Jacksonville, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1967 | Douglas DC-8 | N.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Douglas DC-8 | Herndon Va, Virginia, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1967 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1967 | Boeing B-720 | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-23 | San Mateo Calif, California, United States | Air, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Jul 1967 | Cessna 150 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Alpine Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172E | Ea.hampton, Connecticut, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1967 | Cessna 172 | Matagorda Is. Tex, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Cessna 150 | Sapphire, North Carolina, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |