Douglas DC-8B N8607
17 February 1964 · San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 February 1964 at about 18:06 local time, a Douglas DC-8B registered N8607, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States. 69 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 18:06
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Juan
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8B
- Registration
- N8607
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0073
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
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
NO.3 ENGINE BURNER CANS CAB REPORT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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