Douglas DC-8 N8612
23 September 1964 · San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 September 1964 at about 13:45 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8612, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during static near San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States. 99 people were on board. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- International
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N8612
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0045
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
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
A/C PUSHED BY TUG AFTER LOADING, MAIN WHEEL ROLLED OVER GROUND CREWMAN WHO USED INADEQUATE CAUTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jan 1964 | Douglas DC-8 | Philadelphia Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1964 | Douglas DC-8 | Kress City Texas, Texas, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1964 | Douglas DC-8 | Cleveland Ohio, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1964 | Douglas DC-8 | Los Angeles Calif, California, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1964 | Douglas DC-8 | Dallas Texas, Texas, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1964 | Douglas DC-8 | San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |