Douglas DC-8 N8022U
9 October 1969 · Jamaica, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 9 October 1969 at about 18:54 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8022U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Jamaica, New York, United States. 78 people were on board and 10 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:54
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jfk Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N8022U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Las Vegas, Nev → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0045
People
10 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 68 |
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
NR 3 ENG REPTD ON FIRE. PLT SHUT ENG DOWN, ACFT WAS EVACUATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | E Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Alitalia | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | Los Angeles, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | SAS | Fatal | 15 |
| 16 Mar 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | Pulaski, Virginia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | Over Cuba, Other-Foreign Countries | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1969 | Douglas DC-8 | New Castle, Delaware, United States | Capital International Airways, Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |