# Accident 19810211088049A: Boeing 747*, Fargo, ND, February 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1981, 14:40 local time
- Place: Fargo, ND
- Airport: Hector
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 46.9206° N, 96.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HECTOR INTL (FAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9206&lon=-96.8157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N610US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N610US-1994-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 747-151 (registry code 1384891, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747*
- People aboard: 362
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810211088049A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN81FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA018), Feb 11, 1981: Boeing 747 (N610US), Fargo, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N610US (3)

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

- [Incident 19920804048409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920804048409I), Aug 4, 1992: Boeing 747151 (N610US), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Had NR3 engine fire warning after takeoff. Used fire bottle. Dumped fuel. Returned. Replaced engine.
- [Incident 19870102039029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870102039029I), Jan 2, 1987: Boeing 747151 (N610US), Midway, MQ, Minor damage. Encountered clear air turbulence over pacific ocean. Injuries to flight attendants.
- [Incident 19790711018919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711018919I), Jul 11, 1979: Boeing 747* (N610US), Detroit, MI. Za zk returned due to sparks and flames out of tailpipe. Engine contaminated with metal.

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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