- Date
- November 12, 1976
- Place
- Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- Injuries
- 59 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N979VJDouglas DC-9
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156047
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0022 76/11/12 BUFFALO,NY DOUGLAS DC-9 CR- 0 0 4 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1938 N979VJ PX- 0 0 55 49, 23405 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 7198 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO INTL OPERATOR - U.S. AIR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WASHINGTON,DC BUFFALO,NY HARTFORD,CT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO ADVISE OF UNSAFE AIRPORT CONDITIONS PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: OBSTRUCTION LIGHTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- STOPPED TO LET CO ACFT BY.DRG TURN TO RAMP R GR ENTRD CONST AREA R & REAR OF ACFT.LGTS NOT TO SPEC
Aircraft
- Registration
- N979VJ
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Buffalo Intl
N979VJRegistration cancelled Jul 16, 2013 · Douglas DC-9-31Airframe modelDouglas DC-9-31Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D series
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