# NTSB IAD74II011: Boeing 727, N7279, Memphis, TN, August 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1973
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 43 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74II011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74II011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0027  73/8/14    MEMPHIS,TENN        BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1829                    N7279               PX-  0  0 37                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS INTL
        OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,DC               MEMPHIS,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- MN FEEDER TUBE,RETRACT ACT ASSY.DMGD SLIDE VALVE BLOCKED PISTON MOVEMENT TO DN/LK POSIT.L GR UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7279 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Memphis Intl

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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