# NTSB IAD77IA052: Boeing 727, N9278, Memphis, TN, July 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1977
- 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: 76 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77IA052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77IA052

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- 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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