Douglas DC-8 N6161A
20 September 1975 · Jamaica, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 September 1975 at about 02:55 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N6161A, operated by Airlift International, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Jamaica, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jfk Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N6161A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Airlift International, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → San Francisco, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0041
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
TKOF RWY 22L,8400FT.USED CALCULATIONS FOR TKOF RWY 22R,11352FT.ALSO HIT ILS COMPONENTS.DIVERTD MIA
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1975 | Douglas DC-8 | Smyrna, Tennessee, United States | Capital International Airways, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1975 | Douglas DC-8 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1975 | Douglas DC-8 | Texico Vortac, Texas, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1975 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1974 | Douglas DC-8 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | Seaboard World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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