- Date
- March 11, 1978
- Place
- Fort Myers, FL · FORT MYERS, FL
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N859ULockheed L188C
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144115
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0007 78/3/11 NR.FORT MYERS,FL LOCKHEED L188C CR- 0 0 3 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1325 N859U PX- 0 0 5 55, 19552 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 7000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - TRANS-INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MIAMI,FL ONTARIO,CA OCALA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURST REMARKS- EXCESSIVE BRAKE HEAT CONDUCTED TO WHEEL & TIRE. RETRACTED TIRE EXPLODED DESTROYING NACELLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N859U
- Reported as
- Lockheed L188C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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