# NTSB MIA73AM048: Boeing 727, N8156G, Atlanta, GA, November 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1972
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168661
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0040   72/11/8   ATLANTA,GA          BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  3  SCHED INTERNATL CARGO SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2255                    N8156G              PX-  0  0  0                            47, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1767 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTSFIELD
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,GA                  SAN JUAN,PR
        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 - CORRODED/CORROSION
        REMARKS- MLG REAR TRUNNION SUPPORT BEAM FAILED DUE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8156G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hartsfield

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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