- Date
- December 23, 1970
- Place
- Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 32 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N73122Convair 580
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158773
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0044 70/12/23 KANSAS CITY,MO CONVAIR 580 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0918 N73122 PX- 0 0 30 38, 8955 TOTAL HOURS, 130 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY OPERATOR - FRONTIER AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LIBERAL,KANS KANSAS CITY,MO PARSONS,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- L MLG INBD STRUT OUTER CYL FAILED.CRACK WASNT DETECTED DURG OVRHL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73122
- Reported as
- Convair 580
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kansas City