42.3584° N, 71.0598° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 8, 1978 · 21:40 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
Logan
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Aircraft
N374NE
Reported as
Frchld FH227C
People aboard
18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Nose gear would not center after takeoff. Unable to center using override, it finally broke loose.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT CENTER AFTER TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO CENTER USING OVERRIDE, IT FINALLY BROKE LOOSE.