Widebody transport cargo aircraft took off without clearance.

Attributes
ACN	349900
Time
Date	199610
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	349900
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 700 flight time total : 17000
ASRS Report	349806
Events
Anomaly	incursion : runway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared into position and hold, we acknowledged, took off without clearance. No other traffic operating at the airport at the time. Early launch so fatigue a factor. Little or no communication traffic on radios, no traffic in area. Short taxi with checklists and previous maintenance problems during preflight and their effect on flight being considered during taxi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB CARGO ACFT TOOK OFF WITHOUT CLRNC.

Narrative: CLRED INTO POS AND HOLD, WE ACKNOWLEDGED, TOOK OFF WITHOUT CLRNC. NO OTHER TFC OPERATING AT THE ARPT AT THE TIME. EARLY LAUNCH SO FATIGUE A FACTOR. LITTLE OR NO COM TFC ON RADIOS, NO TFC IN AREA. SHORT TAXI WITH CHKLISTS AND PREVIOUS MAINT PROBS DURING PREFLT AND THEIR EFFECT ON FLT BEING CONSIDERED DURING TAXI.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.