Douglas DC-8F N4863T

Summary

On 8 September 1970 at about 16:06 local time, a Douglas DC-8F registered N4863T, operated by Trans-International Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Jamaica, New York, United States. 11 people were on board and 11 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 September 1970 at 16:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Jamaica, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Jfk Intl

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas DC-8F

Registration

N4863T

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

4

Operator

Trans-International Airlines, Inc.

Phase of flight

Takeoff

Route

S → Dulles Int Apt, Dc

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

1-0011

11 people died.

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

LOSS OF PITCH CTL BY ENTRAPMENT OF POINTED ASPHALT COVERED OBJECT BETW R ELEV AND R HORIZ STAB.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.