- Date
- March 26, 1970
- Place
- Dulles Int Apt, VA · DULLES INT APT, VA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8047UDouglas DC-8F
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131151
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0019 70/3/26 DULLES INT APT,VA DOUGLAS DC-8F CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM CARGO SRV CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 0029 N8047U PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEVELAND,OHIO PHILADELPHIA,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE UNUSUAL NOISE REMARKS- R GR ACTUATING CYL PIN SHEARED ON T/O FROM CLEVELAND. DIVERTED TO DULLES AND LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8047U
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Dulles Intl
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