- Date
- March 4, 1976
- Place
- Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Injuries
- 38 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7296BABoeing 727
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 154193
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0003 76/3/4 FLUSHING,NY BOEING 727 CR- 0 0 7 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1246 N7296BA PX- 0 0 31 59, 25617 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 2382 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GUARDIA OPERATOR - BRANIFF AIRWAYS,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TX NEW YORK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- ACFT T/D ON L MAIN LNDG GR,DMGD WING TIP AND FLAP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7296BA
- Reported as
- Boeing 727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- La Guardia