Douglas DC-8 I-DIWZ
15 September 1970 · Jamaica, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 September 1970 at about 12:21 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered I-DIWZ, operated by Alitalia, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Jamaica, New York, United States. 156 people were on board and 11 were seriously injured, 54 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jfk Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- I-DIWZ
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Alitalia
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Rome, Italy → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- A-0003
People
11 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 | 0 | 11 | 54 | 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
USED REVERSE THRUST IN FLT.ATC POSITIONED ACFT TOO HI AND TOO CLOSE TO RWY.NO GLIDE SLOPE ILS APCH
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Houston, Texas, United States | Airlift International, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Guayaquil, Central America | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 May 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Naha Ab, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Apr 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | N. Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Airlift International, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Goodland, Kansas, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |