- Date
- June 10, 1980
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N111ASDouglas DC-6
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131617
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0006 80/6/10 INDIANAPOLIS,IN DOUGLAS DC-6 CR- 0 0 3 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0710 N111AS PX- 0 0 0 24, 4100 TOTAL HOURS, 600 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIANAPOLIS INTL OPERATOR - ZANTOP INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEVELAND,OH INDIANAPOLIS,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE REMARKS- UPPER TORQUE LINK FAILED AT FATIGUE FRACTURE.PART OF LINK FOUND NR BGNG OF SEVERE NOSE WHL SHIMMY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N111AS
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Indianapolis Intl
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