- Date
- July 22, 1970
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 115 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N4730Boeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108052
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0050 70/7/22 JACKSONVILLE,FLA BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1755 N4730 PX- 0 0108 49, 12453 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1389 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - IMESON OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BOSTON,MASS TAMPA,FLA JACKSONVILLE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AIRFRAME BUFFET REMARKS- L OUTBD FORE FLAP FAILED AT UNDET TIME. MISRIGGED. PLT LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4730
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Imeson
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