- Date
- January 31, 1969
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 178 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1302LDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report January 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191462
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0028 69/1/31 JACKSONVILLE,FLA DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 10 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1735 N1302L PX- 0 0168 53, 23456 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 5040 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - IMESON OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOS ANGELES,CALIF JACKSONVILLE,FLA ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: INCORRECT FACTORY INSTALLATION REMARKS- NOSE GR UPPER CROSS TUBE END BEARINGS ASSEMBLED IMPROPERLY. 125 HRS TOTAL TIME ON ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1302L
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Imeson