# NTSB ATL81IA004: Fairchild F-27, N112TA, Raliegh, NC, October 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1980
- Place: Raliegh, NC · RALIEGH, NC
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81IA004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0034   80/10/9   RALIEGH,NC          FAIRCHILD F-27      CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 2130                    N112TA              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RALIEGH,NC                  NEWPORT NEWS,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRICTION,EXCESSIVE
        REMARKS- OUTBOARD WHL BRG ON R MAIN GEAR FAILED AFT ENGS CLEANED W HI PRES SOAP/WTR.SOAP FND IN OTR BRGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N112TA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112TA-2012-05-24), registration cancelled 2012-05-24, S/N 2, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F-27
- Registry model: [Fairchild F-27](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27) (registry code 3373002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce DART-510&511](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-510-511) (registry code 54504, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19801009089369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801009089369I), Oct 9, 1980: Frchld F27FRCHLD, Newport News, VA. Ground crew informed pilot that main landing gear outboard wheel was missing.

## Other investigations on N112TA (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80IA073), Aug 19, 1980: Fairchild F-27 (N112TA), Flushing, NY, incident, minor damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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