- Date
- September 29, 1975
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 90 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1265LDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151320
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0018 75/9/29 ATLANTA,GA DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1431 N1265L PX- 0 0 84 44, 14000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 5200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - ATLANTA MUNI OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TX ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY REMARKS- NOSE GEAR TEMPORARY HYDRAULIC LINE INSTALLED IMPROPERLY.NOSE GR DID NOT LOCK DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1265L
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Atlanta Muni