- Date
- August 19, 1980
- Place
- Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Injuries
- 16 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N112TAFairchild F-27
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800819065219I
- Case key
- 129374
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0045 80/8/19 FLUSHING,NY FAIRCHILD F-27 CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1026 N112TA PX- 0 0 13 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 50, 13000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 6500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - LA GUARDIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLUSHING,NY NEWPORT NEWS,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- R INBOARD WHL SEPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N112TA
- Reported as
- Fairchild F-27
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- La Guardia
N112TARegistration cancelled May 24, 2012 · Fairchild F-27Airframe modelFairchild F-27Engine modelRolls-Royce DART-510&511
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N112TA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.