# NTSB SEA72IS014: Boeing 747, N601US, Seattle, WA, October 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1971
- Place: Seattle, WA · SEATTLE, WA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 110 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72IS014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72IS014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0043   71/10/9   SEATTLE,WASH        BOEING 747          CR-  0  0 11  SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0457                    N601US              PX-  0  0 99                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEATTLE-TACOMA
        OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              SEATTLE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- LOST ALL FWD VISIBILITY JUST BFOR TOUCHDOWN. NR 1 ENG SCRAPED RWY ON GO AROUND. LND OK AT SPOKANE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N601US](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N601US-2001-03-27), registration cancelled 2001-03-27, S/N 19778 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Registry model: [Boeing 747-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-747-151) (registry code 1384891) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Seattle-Tacoma

## Other investigations on N601US (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA73AM050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM050), Apr 26, 1973: Boeing 747 (N601US), Tallahassee, FL, no damage
- [NTSB MKC70IK065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70IK065), May 26, 1970: Boeing 747 (N601US), Salina, KS, incident, minor damage

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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