Boeing 747-251F N618US
9 January 1988 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 January 1988 at about 12:15 local time, a Boeing 747-251F registered N618US, operated by Northwest Airlines, was involved in an incident near Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:15
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.8802, -93.2003
- Aircraft
- Boeing 747-251F
- Registration
- N618US
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Northwest Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New York → Seattle
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- CHI88IA040
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF AILERON CTL WHEN ICE FORMED AROUND AILERON CONTROL CABLES AND RESTRICTED THEIR MOVEMENT. WATER DRAINING THROUGH OPEN PLENUM DRAINS IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL FROZE WHEN EXPOSED TO BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT 35,000 FT. THE FLIGHT CREW WAS ABLE TO REGAIN LIMITED CONTROL BY USING VERY HEAVY CONTROL INPUTS. THE ACFT WAS LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AFTER DIVERTING TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THE DRAINS WERE INADVERTENTLY LEFT OPEN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1988 | Boeing 747-123 | Nr Tokyo, Japan | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1988 | Boeing 747-200 | Jamaica, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1988 | Boeing 747SP-21 | Midway Islands, United States | United Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1988 | Boeing 747 | Schiphol-Amster, Netherlands | KLM | Unknown | - |
| 21 Dec 1988 | Boeing 747-121 | Lockerbie, United Kingdom | Pan AM | Fatal | 259 |
| 16 Dec 1988 | Boeing 747-124 | Hong Kong | Flying Tiger | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172L | Buffalo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1988 | Cessna 172 | Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, United States | Marcel D. Vaudrin | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28-181 | Mankato, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1988 | Cessna 120 | St Peter, Minnesota, United States | Randell Goebel | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-24-180 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | IRA Hanson | Serious injuries | - |