Douglas DC-8 N804U
12 September 1971 · Jamaica, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 September 1971 at about 01:05 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N804U, operated by Universal Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Jamaica, New York, United States. 252 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 01:05
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jfk Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N804U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Universal Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Franfurt, Germany → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0049
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 |
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
ERRONEOUSLY REPORTED AS OVERSHOOT ACCDT. NR 1 ENG FIRE WARNING LT ACTIVATED FOR UNDET REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Aeronaves | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | San Frncsco, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 May 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1971 | Douglas DC-8 | 100MI E.of Kc, Missouri, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |