- Date
- November 29, 1978
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N862FTDouglas DC-8-6
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781129024299I
- Case key
- 138164
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0026 78/11/29 HOUSTON,TX DOUGLAS DC-8-6 CR- 0 0 3 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0945 N862FT PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, 6987 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 4598 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - INTERCONTINENTAL OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS FORTWORTH,TX HOUSTON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND REMARKS- IFR CHANGED TO VFR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N862FT
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Intercontinental
FAA reports on this event · 1
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