- Date
- March 27, 1974
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 11 minor, 221 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N801WADouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186654
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0019 74/3/27 ANCHORAGE,ALAS DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 14 MIL CONTRACT PASSG INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1940 N801WA PX- 0 1218 49, 23484 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL OPERATOR - WORLD AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TRAVIS AFB,CALIF UTAPAO,THAILAND YOKOTA AB,JAPAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TREAD SEPARATED FM #2 MN TIRE.PSGR FELL OFF EVAC SLIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N801WA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Anchorage Intl