# NTSB DCA71AZ012: Douglas DC-8, N4909C, Anchorage, AK, November 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1970
- 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 47 fatal, 49 serious, 133 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1972
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA71AZ012
- Board report AAR7212 (PDF): https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7212.pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71AZ012

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4909C-1974-08-12), registration cancelled 1974-08-12, S/N 46060 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-9) (registry code 3022002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Anchorage Intl

## Other investigations on N4909C (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD70A0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70A0007), Jul 20, 1969: Douglas DC-8 (N4909C), New Castle, DE, substantial damage

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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