The aircraft crashed following an unsuccessful takeoff attempt from the Anchorage International Airport. The flight was being operated as a Military Airlift Command contract flight from McChord Air Force Base, Tacoma, Washington, to Cam Ranh Bay, Republic of South Viet Nam, there were 219 military passengers and a crew of 10 aboard the aircraft. Forty-six passengers and one flight attendant received fatal injuries in the post-crash fire. At the time of the takeoff, freezing drizzle was occurring at the airport and the runway was covered with a light coating of ice. Evidence of tire skid marks, and shredded tire casings were found over most of the length of the runway. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the aircraft to attain the necessary airspeed to effect liftoff during the attempted takeoff. The lack of acceleration was the result of a high frictional drag which was caused by a failure of all main landing gear wheels to rotate. (Author)


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    Title :

    Aircraft Accident Report: Capitol International Airways, Inc., DC-8-63F, N4909C, Anchorage, Alaska, November 27, 1970


    Publication date :

    1972


    Size :

    52 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English