Douglas DC-8 OYKTF
19 July 1970 · Seattle, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 July 1970 at about 22:35 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered OYKTF, operated by SAS, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Seattle, Washington, United States. 148 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Seattle-Tacoma
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- OYKTF
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- SAS
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Los Angeles, Calif → Oslo, Norway
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- A-0004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
L WING MAN GAVE SAS MARSHALLER WAVE-OFF ABT TIMEL WING HIT R WING OF N8636. ACFT TAXI LTS ON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Houston, Texas, United States | Airlift International, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Guayaquil, Central America | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 May 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States | National Airlines, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Naha Ab, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | Flying Tiger Line, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Apr 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | N. Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Airlift International, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 May 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Goodland, Kansas, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |