21.3069° N, 157.8583° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 7, 1987 · 14:37 local
Place
Honolulu, HI
Airport
Honolulu International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
HALA
Aircraft
N839HA
Reported as
Doug DC981
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Communication problem between two ATC controllers, allowed aircraft to taxi on active runway without a clearance.
As the FAA filed it
COMMUNICATION PROBLEM BETWEEN TWO ATC CONTROLLERS, ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO TAXI ON ACTIVE RUNWAY WITHOUT A CLEARANCE.