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| Date: | Wednesday 3 January 1990 |
| Time: | 18:21 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73CF |
| Owner/operator: | Emery Worldwide |
| Registration: | N795FT |
| MSN: | 46103/483 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Dayton International Airport, OH (DAY/KDAY) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Dayton International Airport, OH (DAY/KDAY) |
| Dayton International Airport, OH (DAY/KDAY) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A McDonnell Douglas DC8, registered N795FT, was doing touch and go’s on a training flight. On one attempt the aircraft struck the runway hard. The N1 main gear lost a large chunk of its lower assembly. The hard landing had caused the retaining nut to fail on the axle.
Sources:
FAA ASIAS Summary 1990
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10021233 (Photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2025 16:37 | Justanormalperson | Added |
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