# NTSB NYC80IA073: Fairchild F-27, N112TA, Flushing, NY, August 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1980
- Place: Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Location: 40.7654° N, 73.8174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flushing, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7654&lon=-73.8174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 16 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80IA073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80IA073

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112TA-2012-05-24), registration cancelled 2012-05-24, S/N 2, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F-27
- Registry model: [Fairchild F-27](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-27) (registry code 3373002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce DART-510&511](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-510-511) (registry code 54504, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: La Guardia

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19800819065219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800819065219I), Aug 19, 1980: Frchld F27FRCHLD, New York, NY, Minor damage. Inboard wheel assembly separated from aircraft on takeoff.

## Other investigations on N112TA (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL81IA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA004), Oct 9, 1980: Fairchild F-27 (N112TA), Raliegh, NC, incident, minor damage

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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