# NTSB ATL81IA023: Douglas DC-8, N864FT, Atlanta, GA, December 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1980
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81IA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0016   80/12/3   ATLANTA,GA          DOUGLAS DC-8        CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1325                    N864FT              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATLANTA INTL
        OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW YORK,NY                 ATLANTA,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: GROUND TAXI FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- UPPER CROSS TUBE END TAPER PIN,PIN 4716811-501,WASHER,PIN AN975-9,& NUT,NAS 1022A9,MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N864FT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Atlanta 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 19801203088599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801203088599I), Dec 3, 1980: Doug DC861F, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed after executing turn. Found missing taper pin.

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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