- Date
- March 7, 1962
- Place
- Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- Injuries
- 56 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N90765Douglas DC-6B
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110463
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0014 62/3/7 BUFFALO,NY DOUGLAS DC-6B CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2214 N90765 PX- 0 0 51 45, 16887 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR BUFFALO INTL OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ST.LOUIS,MO BUFFALO,NY DETROIT,MICH 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- R MLG OLEO STRUT FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90765
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-6B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grtr Buffalo Intl
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