# NTSB MIA69A0044: Douglas DC-8, N1302L, Jacksonville, FL, January 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1969
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 178 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191462
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69A0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-8
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Imeson

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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