# NTSB UNK77X0102: Douglas DC-8, Anchorage, AK, January 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1977
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK77X0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK77X0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Anchorage Intl

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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