- Date
- August 18, 1969
- Place
- Eglin Af Base, FL · EGLIN AF BASE, FL
- Injuries
- 23 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N895Douglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report December 1, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173518
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0021 69/8/18 EGLIN AF BASE,FLA DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0711 N895 PX- 0 0 19 43, 12299 TOTAL HOURS, 75 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EGLIN AF BASE OPERATOR - SOUTHERN AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP EGLIN AF BASE,FLA ATLANTA,GA DOTHAN,ALA 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 - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY REMARKS- R WG STRUCK PARKED FUEL TRUCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N895
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eglin Af Base
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