- Date
- November 27, 1970
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 47 fatal, 49 serious, 133 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4909CDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1972
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79685
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0025 70/11/27 ANCHORAGE,ALAS DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 1 6 3 MIL CONTRACT PASSG INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1705 N4909C PX- 46 43130 48, 14650 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 5740 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL OPERATOR - CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS,INC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANCHORAGE,ALAS C RANH BAY,VIET NAM YOKATA AFB,JAPAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-FAILURE OF ALL WHEELS TO ROTATE DRG TKOF RUN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PRES SUF TO LOCK WHLS IMPARTED,SOURCE NOT DTRMD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4909C
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Anchorage Intl
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