Douglas DC-8 N787FT
24 January 1977 · Moses Lake, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 January 1977 at about 02:39 local time, a Douglas DC-8 registered N787FT, operated by Flying Tiger Line, Inc., was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Moses Lake, Washington, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:39
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Moses Lake, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grant County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-8
- Registration
- N787FT
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Flying Tiger Line, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Anchorage, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 4-0018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
TAXI LINE TOO CLOSE TO BUILDING.DID NOT ALLOW FOR WING TIP CLRC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 1977 | Douglas DC-8 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Capitol Airways | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1977 | Douglas DC-8 | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1977 | Douglas DC-8 | Miami, Florida, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1977 | Douglas DC-8 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Japan Airlines | Fatal | 5 |
| 21 Feb 1977 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamacia, New York, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1977 | Douglas DC-8 | Miami, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |