Douglas DC-8 N8005U
3 February 1962 · New York, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 February 1962 at about 12:30 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8005U, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near New York, New York, United States. 125 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- New York Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N8005U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Chicago, Ill → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0015
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
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
PLT LND UNDER COND OF POOR BRAKING,10K DOWNWIND.UNABLE TO STOP ACFT.ATT GRND LOOP, SLID OFF RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 14 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-8 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1962 | Armstrong AW-650 | Rome, New York, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1962 | Sud Avn SE 210 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1962 | Boeing 720 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46R | Miami, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Boeing 720 | Albany, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1962 | Boeing 720B | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |