- Date
- November 1, 1972
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 46 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N801EDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169145
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0047 72/11/1 ATLANTA,GA DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2006 N801E PX- 0 0 39 50, 18000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - HARTSFIELD OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TEX ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- NOSE GR SIDE BRACE RETRACT CYL ATTACH LUGS FAILED.SUBSEQUENT FREE FALL OF GR DMGD DWN LOCK ASSY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N801E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Hartsfield
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