Status:	Definitief
Datum:	16 FEB 1995
Tijd:	20:27
Type:	McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:	Air Transport International - ATI
Registratie:	N782AL
Constructienummer:	45929/367
Bouwjaar:	1968
Aantal vlieguren:	77096
Aantal vluchten:	22404
Motoren:	4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-7 (Q)
Bemanning:	slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3
Passagiers:	slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0
Totaal:	slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3
Schade:	Vernield
Gevolgen:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:	Kansas City International Airport, MO (MCI) (Verenigde Staten)
Fase:	Start (TOF)
Soort vlucht:	Ferry
Vliegveld van vertrek:	Kansas City International Airport, MO (MCI/KMCI), Verenigde Staten
Vliegveld van aankomst:	Springfield-Westover Metro Airport, MA (CEF/KCEF), Verenigde Staten

Beschrijving:
At 20:21 LT the DC-8 prepared to take-off from RWY 01L for a flight to Westover AFB with the no. 1 engine inoperative. But the aircraft lost directional control and the crew aborted the take-off. Six minutes afterwards they attempted to take-off for the second time.
At 980m into the take-off roll the DC-8 started to veer to the left. At 1160m the aircraft rotated with a tail strike but the tail remained in contact with the runway for another 250m. At 1600m the DC-8 finally became airborne and climbed to 30m before crashing into the ground, left wing-first. The wreckage came to a halt at 2300m.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "(1) The loss of directional control by the pilot in command during the takeoff roll, and his decision to continue the takeoff and initiate a rotation below the computed rotation airspeed, resulting in a premature lift-off, further loss of control and collision with the terrain. (2) The flight crew's lack of understanding of the three-engine takeoff procedures, and their decision to modify those procedures. (3) The failure of the company to ensure that the flight crew had adequate experience, training, and rest to conduct the nonroutine flight. Contributing to the accident was the inadequacy of Federal Aviation Administration oversight of Air Transport International and Federal Aviation Administration flight and duty time regulations that permitted a substantially reduced flight crew rest period when conducting a nonrevenue ferry flight under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91."

Bronnen:
» Business & Commercial Aviation April 1996(88,94)
» ICAO Adrep Summary 2/96 (#23)
» NTSB/AAR-95/06