Douglas DC-8 N8613
5 November 1965 · Jamaica New York, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 November 1965 at about 12:27 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N8613, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Jamaica New York, New York, United States. 91 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 12:27
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Jamaica New York, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jf Kennedy Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N8613
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 4-0032
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
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
BROKEN SNAP RING IN DUAL POWER BRAKE VALVE CAUSED RIGHT MAIN WHEELS TO LOCK.RIGHT MAIN TIRES BLEW.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1965 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica Ny, New York, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1965 | Douglas DC-8 | Santiago Chile Sa, South America | Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1965 | Douglas DC-8 | McChord Afb Wash, Washington, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1965 | Douglas DC-8 | Tampa, Florida, United States | National Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1965 | Douglas DC-8 | Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1965 | Douglas DC-8 | San Francisco, California, United States | Japan Airlines | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |