# Incident 19780807050449I: Lkheed 188LKHEED/, Anchorage, AK, August 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1978, 09:15 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RAA
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9744C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9744C-2002-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed 188A (registry code 5262602, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-188a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 501-D13 series (registry code 03004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-501-d13-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED 188LKHEED/
- People aboard: 57
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807050449I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

OVERHEAD LIFE RAFT FELL DOWN AND INJURED PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N9744C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970502015819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970502015819I), May 2, 1997: Lkheed 188A (N9744C), Bethel, AK. Narrative: #3 engine was shut down by the flight crew after a fire warning light illuminated on decent into st. paul island. Crew obtained clearance from…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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