Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF accident near Anchorage, AK
On December 23, 1983, a Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF (airplane) was involved in an accident near Anchorage, AK. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 23, 1983
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Aircraft
- Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 61.181°N, 149.880°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001214X45259
Conditions
- Local time
- 11:06 PM
- Light
- Daylight
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC)
From Wikipedia
On 23 December 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 084 (KAL084), a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF performing a cargo flight, collided during its takeoff roll with SouthCentral Air Flight 59 (SCA59), a Piper PA-31-350, on runway 06L/24R (now 07L/25R) at Anchorage International Airport, as a result of the KAL084 flight crew becoming disoriented while taxiing in dense fog and attempting to take off on the wrong runway. Both aircraft were destroyed, but no fatalities resulted.
Text from Wikipedia, “1983 Anchorage runway collision”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
