Douglas DC-8 HB-IDG
2 July 1972 · Ea.boston, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1972 at about 20:14 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered HB-IDG, operated by Swiss Air, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Ea.boston, Massachusetts, United States. 154 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 20:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ea.boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Logan Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- HB-IDG
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Swiss Air
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Lucerne, Switzerland
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- C-0001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 |
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
R MLG REAR TIRES FAILED. FRICTION CAUSED FIRE. DMGD R INBD FLAP AND BELLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 7 May 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | Santiago, South America | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | West Palm Bch, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |