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McDonnell Douglas MD-11F N279WA

22 September 2010 · Kabul, Afghanistan · No injuries

Summary

On 22 September 2010 at about 00:00 local time, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F registered N279WA was involved in an incident near Kabul, Afghanistan. 2 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 00:00
Classification
Incident
Location
Kabul, Afghanistan
Nearest airport
Kabul
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas MD-11F
Registration
N279WA
Category
Airplane
Engines
3
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 121: Air Carrier
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Minor
NTSB number
DCA10WA098

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

On Sept 22, 2010, a World Airways MD-11 scraped the right wingtip during a go-around at Kabul Afghanistan. The aircraft had minor damage and there were no injuries. The investigation is being conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority of Afghanistan. All inquiries should be directed to: President of Civil Aviation Operations Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism Ansari Watt, P.O. Box 165 Kabul Afghanistan

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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