- Date
- November 17, 1970
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 44 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7273Boeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159495
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0043 70/11/17 WASHINGTON,DC BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1325 N7273 PX- 0 0 38 49, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - WASH NATL ARPT OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NASHVILLE,TENN JAMAICA,NY WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - THRUST REVERSER: REVERSER DOORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- NR 1 UPPER THRUST REVERSER DOORS SEPARATED AND STRUCK L HORIZONTAL STAB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7273
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Wash Natl Arpt
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