# NTSB APC74IF053: Douglas DC-8, N794FT, Tokyo, JA, October 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1973
- Place: Tokyo, JA · TOKYO, Japan
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=APC74IF053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/APC74IF053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0027   73/10/8   TOKYO,JAPAN         DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  3  SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0707                    N794FT              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOKYO INTL
        OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TOKYO,JAPAN                 LOS ANGELES,CALIF            SEATTLE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        REMARKS- GRND GREWMAN RUN OVER BY NOSE GR DRG PUSH BACK FROM GATE.INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT JAPAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N794FT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Tokyo 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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