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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 747* · Fargo, ND · February 11, 1981

Date: February 11, 1981 · 14:40 local
Place: Fargo, ND
Airport: Hector
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: NWAA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N610US
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN81FA018
Reported as: Boeing 747*
People aboard: 362
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N610USRegistration cancelled Nov 23, 1994 · Boeing 747-151S/N 19787 Airframe modelBoeing 747-151

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft's wingtip struck jet way as it was pulling away from terminal. Pilot was relying on wing walker.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT'S WINGTIP STRUCK JET WAY AS IT WAS PULLING AWAY FROM TERMINAL. PILOT WAS RELYING ON WING WALKER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN81FA018Accident · No injuriesClosedFargo, NDFeb 11, 1981 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N610US · 3

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

Incident 19920804048409IForced/Precautionary Landing · Honolulu, HIHad NR3 engine fire warning after takeoff. Used fire bottle. Dumped fuel. Returned. Replaced engine.Aug 4, 1992 · Minor damage Incident 19870102039029INormal Cruise · Midway, MQEncountered clear air turbulence over pacific ocean. Injuries to flight attendants.Jan 2, 1987 · Minor damage Incident 19790711018919IClimb · Detroit, MIZa zk returned due to sparks and flames out of tailpipe. Engine contaminated with metal.Jul 11, 1979