FAA incident report · Boeing 707-331B · Los Angeles, CA · October 19, 1978
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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Main wheel outer rim failed in flight, knocked away part of a gear door. Aircraft landed safely.
MAIN WHEEL OUTER RIM FAILED IN FLIGHT, KNOCKED AWAY PART OF A GEAR DOOR. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.