- Date
- May 25, 1972
- Place
- Minneapolis, MN · MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1903WN.American NA-265
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167149
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1840 72/5/25 MINNEAPOLIS,MINN N.AMERICAN NA-265 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1000 N1903W PX- 0 0 6 CORP/EXEC 40, 10049 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1946 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENTON HARBOR,MICH ST.PAUL,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- L GR DOOR TORQUE TUBE FAILED,JAMMED DOOR ACTUATOR. LND L GR UP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1903W
- Reported as
- N.American NA-265
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Minneapolis-St.Pa