# NTSB IAD76II024: Boeing 727, N1905, Chantilly, VA, October 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1975
- Place: Chantilly, VA · CHANTILLY, VA
- Location: 38.8892° N, 77.4421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chantilly, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8892&lon=-77.4421&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 88 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76II024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76II024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0015  75/10/11   CHANTILLY,VA        BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1243                    N1905               PX-  0  0 83                            40, 9242 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            3216 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL ARPT
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW YORK,NY                 LITTLE ROCK,AR               MEMPHIS,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NLG RELEASE MECHANISM TORSION SHAFT FAILED INBD OF ACTUATOR CRANK DUE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1905](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1905-2017-09-18), registration cancelled 2017-09-18, S/N CHII 1197-1686 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Barrett Michael D CHALLENGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/barrett-michael-d-challenger-ii) (registry code 05612Z6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Dulles Intl Arpt

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

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