FTW71AF015

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 720 · Dallas, TX · September 29, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1970
Place
Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
Injuries
54 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7080Boeing 720
Status
Completed · report March 28, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
152980

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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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1-0053  70/9/29    DALLAS,TEX          BOEING 720          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1158                    N7080               PX-  0  0 47                            50, 22854 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE FIELD
        OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,COLO                 DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- L GR POS SWITCH INOP.DRG MAN GR EXTN CREW UNKNGLY UNLCKD GR.ADD WARN-GR DOOR OPEN LGT.OPS MAN CVRS

Aircraft

Registration
N7080
Reported as
Boeing 720
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Love Field