OAK76FJA17

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-10 · Honolulu, HI · May 27, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 27, 1976
Place
Honolulu, HI · HONOLULU, HI
Injuries
27 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N68044Douglas DC-10
Status
Completed · report June 22, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
154145

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0010  76/5/27    HONOLULU,HI         DOUGLAS DC-10       CR-  0  0 12  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1857                    N68044              PX-  0  0 15                            46, 10000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONOLULU INTL
        OPERATOR - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HI                 HILO,HI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK TUG AFTER PUSH-BACK FROM GATE

Aircraft

Registration
N68044
Reported as
Douglas DC-10
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Honolulu Intl

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.