# NTSB SEA77FA013: Douglas DC-8, N787FT, Moses Lake, WA, January 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1977
- Place: Moses Lake, WA · MOSES LAKE, WA
- Location: 47.1279° N, 119.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moses Lake, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1279&lon=-119.2764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FA013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA013

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Grant County

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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