- Date
- August 16, 1975
- Place
- Portland, ME · PORTLAND, ME
- Injuries
- 90 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N468DBoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149666
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0029 75/8/16 PORTLAND,ME BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2215 N468D PX- 0 0 83 37, 10040 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1002 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTLAND OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT LAUDERDALE,FL BANGOR,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED REMARKS- AFTR PROLONGED TAXI OPN FIRE DVLPD IN R WHEEL ASSY.TAXIED WITH NR 4 TIRE DEFLATED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N468D
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Portland