# NTSB ANC78IA036: Douglas DC-10, N68054, Anchorage, AK, May 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1978
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 170 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78IA036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78IA036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0015   78/5/9    ANCHORAGE,AK        DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2235                    N68054              PX-  0  0162                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL
        OPERATOR - WESTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HOUSTON,TX                  ANCHORAGE,AK                 DENVER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - DISPATCHING (AIR CARRIER ONLY): OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD
        REMARKS- JETWAY-OPS.UNAWARE JETWAY IN WRONG POSITION.WINDSHIELD HEAT INOP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N68054](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68054-2024-02-03), registration cancelled 2024-02-03, S/N 47808, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-10
- Registry model: [Mcdonnell Douglas MD-10-10F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-10-10f) (registry code 3022112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE CF6-6D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6d) (registry code 30076, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Anchorage Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19780509032769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780509032769I), May 9, 1978: Doug DC10/, Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft taxiing to gate truck improperly adjusted jetway.

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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