- Date
- April 11, 1980
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 89 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8873ZBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130383
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0002 80/4/11 WASHINGTON,DC BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1105 N8873Z PX- 0 0 82 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - NATIONAL OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,DC MIAMI,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- WHEEL SEPARATION.FATIGUE FAILURE OF 4 WHEEL RIM,ORIGIN AT MACHINING MARK.LAST INSPECTED 3/13/80.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8873Z
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- National
N8873ZRegistration cancelled May 5, 2004 · Boeing 727-225Airframe modelBoeing 727-225Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D series
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