# NTSB Accident NYC96LA063
> **Airbus Industrie A-300B4-605R** · 1996-02-20 · JAMAICA, NY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96LA063
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05312
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-20
- **Location:** JAMAICA, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.650558, -73.790054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 32
- **Uninjured:** 163
- **Total aboard:** 197
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Airbus Industrie
- **Model:** A-300B4-605R
- **Registration:** N11060
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

unsuccessful use of the evacuation slides by passengers during an emergency evacuation of the aircraft.  The hydraulic valve failure, subsequent hydraulic leak, and resultant smoke were related factors.

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