# NTSB IAD78IA102: Nord 262FM, N29813, Washington, DC, September 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1978
- Place: Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 19 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78IA102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0011   78/9/1    WASHINGTON,DC       NORD 262FM          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0923                    N29813              PX-  0  0 16                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON NTNL
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,DC               CLARKSBURG,WV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND                             TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        REMARKS- HYDRAULIC FLUID SPRAYED ON HOT APU EXHAUST.HOSE FLEXES EACH TIME L/G CYCLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29813](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29813-2002-11-27), registration cancelled 2002-11-27, S/N 56, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORD 262FM
- Registry model: [Nord-Aviation 262A-26](https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-aviation-262a-26) (registry code 6380526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Turbomeca BASTAN VI series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-bastan-vi-series) (registry code 60009, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Washington Ntnl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19780901016589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780901016589I), Sep 1, 1978: Aerosp 262ANORD, Washington, DC. Had APU fire warning on take off, aborted. Found ruptured hydraulic line.

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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