After the jet lifted off from the runway, one of its four engines caught fire at an altitude of 200 feet and the jet crashed on its side "Jetliner Crashes on N.Y. Takeoff, 11 Are Killed", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 9, 1970, p1 If the engine had failed during Flight 863's scheduled trip from Washington to London, the DC-8 would have had 184 passengers in addition to the crew.