- Date
- August 8, 1978
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 158 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N809EDouglas DC-8
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780808049549I
- Case key
- 139526
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-0007 78/8/8 LAS VEGAS,NV DOUGLAS DC-8 CR- 0 0 8 NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1145 N809E PX- 0 0150 43, 25000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS VEGAS INTL OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV NEW YORK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE REMARKS- TIRE EXPLODED,DMGD HYD SYSTM.GR LOWERED BY FREE FALL,LNDD OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N809E
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Las Vegas Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.