Douglas DC-8F N786FT
22 February 1969 · Jamaica, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 February 1969 at about 20:10 local time, a Douglas DC-8F registered N786FT, operated by Flying Tiger Line, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Jamaica, New York, United States. 4 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 20:10
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jfk Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8F
- Registration
- N786FT
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Flying Tiger Line, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
FORWARD LEFT MAIN TIRES BLEW OUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 1970 | Douglas DC-8F | Jamaica, New York, United States | Trans-International Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 11 |
| 9 Jun 1970 | Douglas DC-8F | Bangor, Maine, United States | Trans Caribbean Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1968 | Douglas DC-8F | McGuire Afb, New Jersey, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-8F | Dulles Int Apt, Virginia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1967 | Douglas DC-8F | Jamaica, New York, United States | Seaboard World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1971 | Douglas DC-8F | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Universal Airlines, Inc. | Minor 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 |