Statuts:	Enquête Officielle
Date:	11 OCT 1983
Heure:	08:05 UTC
Type/Sous-type:	Boeing 747-249F
Compagnie:	Flying Tiger Line
Immatriculation:	N806FT
Numéro de série:	21827/406
Année de Fabrication:	1979-10-15 (3 years 12 months)
Equipage:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 3
Passagers:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 3
Total:	victimes: 0 / à bord: 6
Dégats de l'appareil:	Substantiels
Conséquences:	Repaired
Lieu de l'accident:	Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) (Allemagne)
Phase de vol:	Au décollage (TOF)
Nature:	Cargo
Aéroport de départ:	Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF), Allemagne
Aéroport de destination:	Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM), Pays-Bas
Numéro de vol:	9014

Détails:
After an intermediate stop in Frankfurt the Boeing 747 having arrived from New York taxied to runway 25R to depart to Amsterdam. Three crew members, three passengers, and two pallets with the cargo which had not been unloaded but was to be flown to its destination airport Amsterdam, were on board the cargo airplane. When starting the take-off run the pallet on the right side detached and slid backwards causing substantial damage to the airplane. Due to the centre-of-gravity shift, the Boeing rotated into a nose-up attitude. The pilot-in-command rejected the take-off run at a speed of about 70 kt.
The airplane exited the runway to the left and came to rest between the runways.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Even though it has been shown by tests that the side locks if not correctly engaged, may open when the pallet is pushed sidewards, it must be assumed that the shifted pallet had not been secured. The simple design of the locks to restrain the pallets requires thorough visual inspection since the locks do not automatically take a definite open or locked position. Pressure of time, lack of supervision and non-adherence to operational procedures together with communication difficulties between the crew and the ramp service men led to a chain of unfortunate conditions. The necessary final checks concerning loading, in the end, were omitted or were conducted only superficially."

Sources:
» ICAO Circular 196-AN/119