- Date
- September 22, 1976
- Place
- Gastonia, NC · GASTONIA, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N83FADouglas DC-3C
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156102
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0018 76/9/22 GASTONIA,NC DOUGLAS DC-3C CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1210 N83FA PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 33, 7800 TOTAL HOURS, 550 DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - GASTONIA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC NASHVILLE,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- AIR WAS FOUND IN RIGHT OUTBOARD BRAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83FA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Gastonia Muni
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