# NTSB CHI67A0138: Vickers 745D, N7451, Grand Rapids, MI, June 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1967
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 32 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0138
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0138

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0036  67/6/26    GRAND RAPIDS,MICH   VICKERS 745D        CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0702                    N7451               PX-  0  1 29                            37, 2723 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1721 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT COUNTY
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL PIVOT PIN FAILED AT LUBRICATION HOLES.IMPROPER ACTION TAKEN ON PREVIOUS CREW WRITE-UPS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7451](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7451-1974-08-30), registration cancelled 1974-08-30, S/N 207 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VICKERS 745D
- Registry model: [Vickers VISCOUNT 745-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-viscount-745-d) (registry code 9470401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kent County

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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