# NTSB DEN81FA018: Boeing 747, N610US, Fargo, ND, February 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1981
- Place: Fargo, ND · FARGO, ND
- Location: 46.8772° N, 96.7898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fargo, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8772&lon=-96.7898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 371 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA018

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N610US-1994-11-23), registration cancelled 1994-11-23, S/N 19787 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-151) (registry code 1384891) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hector Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810211088049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810211088049A), Feb 11, 1981: Boeing 747*, Fargo, ND, Substantial damage. Aircraft's wingtip struck jet way as it was pulling away from terminal. Pilot was relying on wing walker.

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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