MIA76AM101

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing 727-35 · Miami, FL · August 4, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1976
Place
Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N4622Boeing 727-35
Status
Completed · report January 17, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Safety recommendations
Yes
Case key
79466

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0026   76/8/4    MIAMI,FL            BOEING 727-35       CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0100                    N4622               PX-  0  0  0                            52, 17742 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5194 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI INTL
        OPERATOR - NATIONAL AIRLINES,INC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT LAUDERDALE,FL            MIAMI,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        REMARKS- UPLOCK UNIVERSAL BLOCK P/N 65-24488-1 LT MAIN LANDING GR SEPARATED FROM STRESS CORROSION,CRACKING.

Aircraft

Registration
N4622
Reported as
Boeing 727-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Miami Intl