- Date
- June 30, 1968
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 26 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4813CConvair 340
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110675
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0054 68/6/30 MEMPHIS,TENN CONVAIR 340 CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1156 N4813C PX- 0 0 23 36, 6497 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1130 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS METRO OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- R LNDG GR DOOR YOKE MISALIGNED. CAUSED BENDING OF GR DOOR ACTUATOR ARM. JAMMED R GR DOOR CLOSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4813C
- Reported as
- Convair 340
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Memphis Metro
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