- Date
- May 15, 1970
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6163ADouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121610
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0075 70/5/15 HOUSTON,TEX DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1958 N6163A PX- 0 0 2 48, 22063 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 3147 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUSTON INTL OPERATOR - AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DALLAS,TEX MIAMI,FLA HOUSTON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY REMARKS- RWY LENGTH OK PER FLT MAN.LTR TESTS INDC HIGH WET/DRY STOPPING DIST RATIO.ACFT RAN OFF RWY END.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6163A
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Houston Intl