# NTSB NYC80IA086: Nord 262, N481A, Philadelphia, PA, September 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1980
- Place: Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 22 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80IA086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80IA086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0048  80/9/16    PHILADELPHIA,PA     NORD 262            CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0801                    N481A               PX-  0  0 19  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      33, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        707 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             RICHMOND,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- NOSE GR FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N481A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481A-2005-01-12), registration cancelled 2005-01-12, S/N 25, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORD 262
- Registry model: [Nord 262-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-262-a) (registry code 6380501) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Turbomeca BASTAN VI series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/turbomeca-bastan-vi-series) (registry code 60009, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Philadelphia 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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