UNK64X0854

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed L-749 · Boston, MA · March 9, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 9, 1964
Place
Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
Injuries
14 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N91209Lockheed L-749
Status
Completed · report December 21, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114950

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0021   64/3/9    BOSTON MASS         LOCKHEED L-749      CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0046                    N91209              PX-  0  0  9                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INT
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- NOSE GEAR ACTUATING STRUT

Aircraft

Registration
N91209
Reported as
Lockheed L-749
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Logan Int

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.