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| Date: | Friday 21 November 1997 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 (F) |
| Owner/operator: | Kitty Hawk, Inc. |
| Registration: | N564PC |
| MSN: | 47062/223 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 52280 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Syracuse, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | , NY (KSYR) |
| Ypsilanti, MI (KYIP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The captain reported the airplane was empty except for the six cargo deck pallets that had been stacked at the 'B' position (toward the front end of the cargo deck) instead of being spread out and secured over the cargo deck floor. When power for takeoff was applied, the cargo pallets shifted and impacted the aft bulkhead. The takeoff was aborted. The pilots visually inspected the damage to the aft bulkhead and concluded that no damage had been done to the airplane. The cargo pallets were secured to the cargo deck. The pilots re-filed the flight plan and continued with the positioning flight. An inspection revealed substantial damage to the airplane. The company's aviation mechanic had told the cargo handlers to stack the pallets instead of spreading them out and securing them to the floor. The six pallets that fit on the cargo deck floor corresponded to the six pallet positions A - F. The cargo handlers strapped five of the pallets together with cargo straps and placed them on the pallet which was secured in the 'B' position. The five cargo pallets were not secured to the pallet in the B position. The pallet jack was secured on top of the five pallets by cargo straps.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight to ensure that the cargo pallets were properly secured. Also causal was the the improper securing of the pallets.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI98LA053
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 07:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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