- Date
- October 30, 1972
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 27 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N498USBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79510
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0046 72/10/30 WASHINGTON,DC BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 6 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1647 N498US PX- 0 0 21 31, 4850 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1271 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON NATL OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEVELAND,OHIO WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- LEFT MAIN LDG GEAR TRUNNION SUPPORT BEAM SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N498US
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Washington Natl