- Date
- February 26, 1971
- Place
- St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
- Injuries
- 90 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1934Boeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160333
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0031 71/2/26 ST.LOUIS,MO BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1303 N1934 PX- 0 0 84 47, 17000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2296 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAN DIEGO,CALIF JAMAICA,NY ST.LOUIS,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- L GR TRUNNION SUPPORT BEAM FAILED AT ATTACH HOLE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1934
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lambert
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