- Date
- May 6, 1972
- Place
- Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Injuries
- 99 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N81668Douglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165958
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0028 72/5/6 ORLANDO,FLA DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1337 N81668 PX- 0 0 92 42, 13784 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 772 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - MCCOY AFB OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORLANDO,FLA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND SIGNALMAN REMARKS- L HRZNTL STBLZR N81668 HIT R ELVTR OF N1300R(MINOR DMG)DURG TAXI FROM PARKING PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81668
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Mccoy Afb