# NTSB Accident DCA13MA081
> **BOEING 747-400 BCF** · 2013-04-29 · Bagram, AF · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DCA13MA081
- **Event ID:** 20130429X12734
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-04-29
- **Location:** Bagram, AF
- **Coordinates:** 34.946388, 69.264999
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 7
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BOEING
- **Model:** 747-400 BCF
- **Registration:** N949CA
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

National Airlines' inadequate procedures for restraining special cargo loads, which resulted in the loadmaster's improper restraint of the cargo, which moved aft and damaged hydraulic systems Nos. 1 and 2 and horizontal stabilizer drive mechanism components, rendering the airplane uncontrollable. Contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administration's inadequate oversight of National Airlines' handling of special cargo loads.

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