# NTSB MIA76IM029: Douglas DC-9, N1265L, Atlanta, GA, September 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1975
- 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: 90 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151320
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76IM029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76IM029

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-9
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Atlanta Muni

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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