While in the process of executing a precision radar GCA a DC-8-63F cargo aircraft crashed about 2,200 feet short of the threshold of a runway at Naha Air Base, Okinawa, July 1970. The four crewmembers and only occupants died as a result of the accident. Weather conditions at Naha are noted. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause of the accident.
Aircraft Accident Report. Flying Tiger Line, Inc., Douglas DC-8-63F, N785FT. Naha Air Base, Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. July 27, 1970
1971
58 pages
Report
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English