- Date
- September 17, 1971
- Place
- Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- CF-UXBDouglas DC-4M
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164528
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0016 71/9/17 SARASOTA,FLA DOUGLAS DC-4M CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1320 CF-UXB PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 49, 14500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 8500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARASOTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SARASOTA,FLA SO.CAICOS MIAMI,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- L GR UPLATCH UPPER LINK ASSY FAILED.UN LOWER GR BY EMER SYS DUE IMPROPER BOLT INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CF-UXB
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-4M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sarasota