Boeing 747 N610US
11 February 1981 · Fargo, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 February 1981 at about 14:40 local time, a Boeing 747 registered N610US, operated by Northwest Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Fargo, North Dakota, United States. 371 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 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fargo, North Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hector Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747
- Registration
- N610US
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- Minneapolis, Mn → Honolulu, Hi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0020
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 371 |
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
HAND MICROPHONE INTERFERED W FULL TRAVEL OF NOSEWHL STEERING TILLER.WING TIP HIT JET-WAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Boeing 747 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1981 | Boeing 747 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1981 | Boeing 747 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1981 | Boeing 747 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1980 | Boeing 747SP | San Francisco, California, United States | Pan American World Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1980 | Boeing 747 | Miami, Florida, United States | Other-Foreign Flag Carrier | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1979 | Boeing 747 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |