# NTSB ANC74AA062: Douglas DC-8, N801WA, Anchorage, AK, March 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1974
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 11 minor, 221 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186654
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74AA062
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74AA062

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Anchorage Intl

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.

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