- Date
- June 23, 1971
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N937FDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162237
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0011 71/6/23 INDIANAPOLIS,IND DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 2 MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1650 N937F PX- 0 0 1 UNK/NR, 6500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - WEIR COOK OPERATOR - OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NORFOLK,VA RAPID CITY,S DAK INDIANAPOLIS,IND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- NEAR GROSS WT. NR 1 MLG TIRE FAILED,CAUSED WHEEL AND MORE TIRE FAILURE.STEERED OFF RWY DUE RWY LTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N937F
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Weir Cook