Date: | Thursday 13 January 1977 |
Time: | 06:35 |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62AF |
Owner/operator: | Japan Air Lines - JAL |
Registration: | JA8054 |
MSN: | 46148/553 |
Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
Total airframe hrs: | 19744 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) |
Destination airport: | Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The DC-8 had been cleared for a runway 24L departure. Taxiing to the runway in thick fog, the crew ended up on runway 24R. Tower control gave directions and the crew then taxied to runway 24L. Just after lifting off the runway, the DC-8 stalled and crashed 300 m past the runway. The initial blood alcohol level of the captain was 298 mgs percent. A blood alcohol level of 100 mgs percent was considered to be legally intoxicating for drivers in the State of Alaska.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "A stall that resulted from the pilot's control inputs aggravated by airframe icing while the pilot was under the influence of alcohol. Contributing to the cause of this accident was the failure of the other flightcrew members to prevent the captain from attempting the flight."
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | UNK77X0102 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 8 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
Flight International 05 February 1977 (267)
NTSB-AAR-78-07
Location
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photo (c) NTSB; Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC); January 1977; (publicdomain)
photo (c) NTSB; Anchorage International Airport, AK (ANC); January 1977; (publicdomain)
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