# NTSB NYC76AN026: Boeing 727, N6814, Buffalo, NY, August 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1975
- Place: Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 117 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150356
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76AN026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0027  75/8/23    BUFFALO,NY          BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  8  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0941                    N6814               PX-  0  0109                            44, 9023 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1985 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO INTL
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,NY                 BUFFALO,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS-  FATIGUE FRACTURE L MLG LINK ASSEMBLY TRUNNION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6814](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6814-1994-11-29), registration cancelled 1994-11-29, S/N 19489 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-223](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-223) (registry code 1384074) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buffalo Intl

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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