DIA68A0024

NTSB accident investigation · Viscount 745D · Raleigh-Durham, NC · November 28, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 28, 1967
Place
Raleigh-Durham, NC · RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC
Injuries
1 serious, 4 minor, 38 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7465Viscount 745D
Status
Completed · report May 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Safety recommendations
Yes
Case key
79552

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0058  67/11/28   RALEIGH-DURHAM,NC   VISCOUNT 745D       CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2100                    N7465               PX-  0  1 38                            43, 8862 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3982 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- VALVE BODY OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING JACK TWIN RELIEF VALVE FAILED,CAUSED OSCILLATION.

Aircraft

Registration
N7465
Reported as
Viscount 745D
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Raleigh-Durham

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.