- Date
- January 24, 1977
- Place
- Moses Lake, WA · MOSES LAKE, WA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N787FTDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 152445
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0018 77/1/24 MOSES LAKE,WA DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 5 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO INTL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0239 N787FT PX- 0 0 0 44, 7502 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 5329 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - GRANT COUNTY OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOSES LAKE,WA ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING REMARKS- TAXI LINE TOO CLOSE TO BUILDING.DID NOT ALLOW FOR WING TIP CLRC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N787FT
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Grant County