FTW69I0042

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-9 · Austin, TX · December 26, 1968

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 26, 1968
Place
Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
Injuries
61 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1304TDouglas DC-9
Status
Completed · report April 9, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
192075

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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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4-0028  68/12/26   AUSTIN,TEX          DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0758                    N1304T              PX-  0  0 57                            40, 14401 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            115 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUELLER
        OPERATOR - TRANS-TEXAS AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- STRUCK RNWY APPCH LTS,DAMAGED LEFT FLAP.

Aircraft

Registration
N1304T
Reported as
Douglas DC-9
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Mueller