- Date
- August 18, 1979
- Place
- Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4907Boeing 737
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79504
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0031 79/8/18 DILLINGHAM,AK BOEING 737 CR- 0 0 2 SCHED DOM CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0338 N4907 PX- 0 0 2 33, 5671 TOTAL HOURS, 176 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM OPERATOR - WIEN AIR ALASKA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANCHORAGE,AK DILLINGHAM,AK DILLINGHAM,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- LWR DRAG STRUT BOLT,PN 69-39473-2,FAILED.INTERGRANULAR CORROSION EMINATING FR WORN CHROME PLATING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4907
- Reported as
- Boeing 737
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dillingham