- Date
- July 22, 1979
- Place
- Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N77BDouglas DC3-C
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790722022899A
- Case key
- 133755
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3158 79/7/22 TAMPA,FL DOUGLAS DC3-C CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0242 N77B PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 48, 8140 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2503 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAMPA INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.PETERSBURG,FL TAMPA,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- BOTH ARMS OF R MLG REAR STRUT,P/N 211632-1,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77B
- Reported as
- Douglas DC3-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tampa Intl
N77BRegistration cancelled Nov 18, 2014 · Douglas DC3Airframe modelDouglas DC3Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.