# NTSB MIA71AM040: Boeing 727-35, N4611, Savannah, GA, November 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1970
- Place: Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 31 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152659
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71AM040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0040   70/11/4   SAVANNAH,GA         BOEING 727-35       CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1115                    N4611               PX-  0  0 25                            35, 5247 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3455 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNAH
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            NEW YORK,NY                  SAVANNAH,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- R MAIN L/G AFT TRUNNION SUPPORT BEAM P/N 65-16230-16.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4611](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4611-1992-12-31), registration cancelled 1992-12-31, S/N TF3 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727-35
- Registry model: [Tomalesky Peter ACRO CAT](https://openairdocs.org/model/tomalesky-peter-acro-cat) (registry code 056128J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Savannah

## Other investigations on N4611 (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW75AF034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75AF034), Nov 17, 1974: Boeing 727 (N4611), Grand Isle, LA, no damage
- [NTSB NYC67I0126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67I0126), Mar 8, 1967: Boeing B-727 (N4611), Jamaica, NY, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB MIA66I0092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66I0092), Feb 20, 1966: Boeing B-727 (N4611), Jacksonville, FL, incident, minor damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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