# NTSB IAD71II020: Douglas D DC-8, N8027, Washington, DC, October 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1970
- Place: Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 107 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71II020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71II020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0049  70/10/28   WASHINGTON,DC       DOUGLAS   D DC-8    CR-  0  0 10  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1710                    N8027               PX-  0  0 97                            57, 22293 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            6209 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL
        OPERATOR - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONDON,ENGLAND              WASHINGTON,DC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN
        REMARKS- R WING TIP STRUCK MOBILE LOUNGE SERVICING UAL PARKED JET ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8027](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8027-1976-01-26), registration cancelled 1976-01-26, S/N 45255 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS   D DC-8
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-8-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-8-33) (registry code 3021912) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Dulles 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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