- Date
- February 11, 1981
- Place
- Fargo, ND · FARGO, ND
- Injuries
- 371 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N610USBoeing 747
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810211088049A
- Case key
- 127113
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0020 81/2/11 FARGO,ND BOEING 747 CR- 0 0 9 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1440 N610US PX- 0 0362 56, 22000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1023 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HECTOR FIELD OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MINNEAPOLIS,MN HONOLULU,HI FARGO,ND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- HAND MICROPHONE INTERFERED W FULL TRAVEL OF NOSE WHL STEERING TILLER.WING TIP HIT JET-WAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N610US
- Reported as
- Boeing 747
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hector Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.