Douglas D DC-8 N8027

Summary

On 28 October 1970 at about 17:10 local time, a Douglas D DC-8 registered N8027, operated by Pan American World Airways, Inc., was involved in an incident during the taxi phase of flight near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 107 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 October 1970 at 17:10

Classification

Incident

Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Nearest airport

Dulles Intl

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Douglas D DC-8

Registration

N8027

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

4

Operator

Pan American World Airways, Inc.

Phase of flight

Taxi

Route

London, England → S

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

4-0049

Nobody was injured.

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

R WING TIP STRUCK MOBILE LOUNGE SERVICING UAL PARKED JET ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.