- Date
- September 18, 1970
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1966WLear Jet 23
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158808
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0020 70/9/18 WASHINGTON,DC LEAR JET 23 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1630 N1966W PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG 37, 3947 TOTAL HOURS, 816 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL APT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORFOLK,VA WASH NATL APT,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- L WHEEL SEPARATED DUE TO BEARING FAILURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1966W
- Reported as
- Lear Jet 23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Dulles Intl Apt
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