# NTSB DCA71RZ007: Boeing 747, N606US, Tokyo, JA, June 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1971
- Place: Tokyo, JA · TOKYO, Japan
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 219 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA71RZ007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA71RZ007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0039  71/6/20    TOKYO,JAPAN         BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 11  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2230                    N606US              PX-  0  0208                            56, 22000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOKYO INTL
        OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOKYO,JAPAN                 SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF JAPAN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N606US (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial 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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