- Date
- October 18, 1973
- Place
- Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N4903CDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187728
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0023 73/10/18 SPOKANE,WASH DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 3 FERRY AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1800 N4903C PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - SPOKANE INTL OPERATOR - CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS,INC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTEGO BAY,JAMAICA SPOKANE,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT & FUEL TRUCKS IMPROPERLY GROUNDED. ORIGIN OF FIRE UNDETERMINED. OTR CREW & PAX HAD DEPLANED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4903C
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spokane Intl