- Date
- July 13, 1977
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 76 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9278Boeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145600
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0005 77/7/13 MEMPHIS,TN BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2027 N9278 PX- 0 0 69 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 LAST ENROUTE STOP WASHINGTON,DC DALLAS,TX NASHVILLE,TN 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 FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- LNDD WITH RH MAIN LDG GR PARTIALLY RETRACTED.LOWER SHAFT P/N65-43772-2.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9278
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Memphis Intl