N18479
Boeing 727-100C · built 1966
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
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Safety history
- November 21, 1980Accident
Misjudged Distance And Altitude. Factors: Lack Of Familiarity With Aircraft
The Captain's premature reduction of thrust in combination with flying a shallow approach slope angle to an improper touchdown aim point. These actions resulted in a high rate of descent and a touchdown on upward sloping terrain short of the runway threshold, which generated loads that exceeded the design strength and failed the right-hand landing gear. Full accident record