- Date
- July 30, 1972
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 36 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N105BNBoeing 707
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168742
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0032 72/7/30 WASHINGTON,DC BOEING 707 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED INTERNATL PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2004 N105BN PX- 0 0 29 UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INTL OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NEWARK,NJ ACAPULCO,MEX WASHINGTON,DC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WHEEL WELL DOORS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY REMARKS- BOLT,LDG GR DOOR RELEASE HANDLE,NOT THRU ATTACHED FORK.LNDD WITH L MAIN GR UP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N105BN
- Reported as
- Boeing 707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Dulles Intl