- Date
- January 1, 1968
- Place
- Mcguire Afb, NJ · MCGUIRE AFB, NJ
- Injuries
- 192 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4906CDouglas DC-8F
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112120
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0001 68/1/1 MCGUIRE AFB,NJ DOUGLAS DC-8F CR- 0 0 9 MIL CONTRACT PASSG INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0035 N4906C PX- 0 0183 49, 12861 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1090 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGUIRE AFB OPERATOR - CAPITOL AIRWAYS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY REMARKS- ACFT WHEELS LOST RNWY TRACTION DURING TURN TO ALIGN ACFT WITH TAKEOFF RNWY.SNO CVRD GLZ ICE ON RWY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4906C
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcguire Afb
N4906CRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 1974 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8F-55Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-8F-55
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.