- Date
- January 13, 1977
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- JA8054Douglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79701
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-0002 77/1/13 ANCHORAGE,AK DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 5 0 0 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO INTL CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 0636 JA8054 PX- 0 0 0 53, 23252 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 4040 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANCHORAGE INTL OPERATOR - JAPAN AIRLINES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MOSES LAKE,WA TOKYO,JAPAN ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) COPILOT - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FAILURE OF OTHER FLIGHTCREW MEMBERS TO PREVENT CAPTAIN FROM ATTEMPTING THE FLIGHT.210MG%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- JA8054
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Anchorage Intl