- Date
- July 27, 1970
- Place
- Naha Ab, JA · NAHA AB,OKINAWA, Japan
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N785FTDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1972
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79683
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0010 70/7/27 NAHA AB,OKINAWA DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 4 0 0 SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1136 N785FT PX- 0 0 0 57, 12488 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1382 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NAHA AIR BASE OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOS ANGELES,CALIF DA NANG AB,VIET NAM CAM-RANH BAY,VIET N. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 1500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- DSCNT DUE INATTENTION OF CREW TO INST ALT REF WHILE ATMTG VISUAL CTCT.MET COND PRECLUDED SUCH CTC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N785FT
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Naha Air Base
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