Douglas DC-8 N910CL
13 July 1980 · Jamaica, New York, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 13 July 1980 at about 22:50 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N910CL, operated by Capitol Airways, was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Jamaica, New York, United States. 168 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:50
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Jamaica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kennedy Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N910CL
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Capitol Airways
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Frankfurt, Germany
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 4-0009
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 165 |
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
FLAMES OBSD FM NO 4 ENG DRG START.F/A ORDER EVAC.CAPT SAW PAX ON GND, SHTDN ENGS.3 MINOR INJURIES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-8 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1980 | Douglas DC-8 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1980 | Douglas DC-8 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 May 1980 | Douglas DC-8 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1980 | Douglas DC-8 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1980 | Douglas DC-8 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1980 | Douglas DC-8 | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |