- Date
- April 11, 1972
- Place
- Mexico City, Mexico · MEXICO CITY, Mexico
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8613Douglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165959
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0029 72/4/11 MEXICO CITY,MEX DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 4 TRAINING AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1230 N8613 PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MEXICO CITY,MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: FLAP ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- 3 OF 5 FLAP SUPPORTS,L WING.CORROSION PITTING FOUND ON SURFACES OF BOLT HOLES.NO FLAP LDG,OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8613
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
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