Accident
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| Statuts: | Enquête Officielle |
| Date: | 03 AVR 1973 |
| Heure: | 14:20 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation |
| Operator: | Aircraft Airframe Inc |
| Immatriculation: | N6906C |
| Numéro de série: | 4020 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1952 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 3 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Miami, FL (Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | Au roulage (TXI) |
| Nature: | Convoyage |
| Aéroport de départ: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
Damaged beyond repair after the right undercarriage retracted whilst taxiing. Hydraulic pressure was lost for undetermined reasons. The aircraft was withdrawn from use and finally broken up in 1974.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
airframe - landing gear: normal retraction/extension assembly
miscellaneous acts,conditions - leak/leakage
miscellaneous acts,conditions - material failure Sources:
» NTSB
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Distance from Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) to Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
Distance from Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) to Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
