Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | Dayton, OH
39.758948°N, 84.191607°W |
Tail number | N926L |
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Accident date | 08 Apr 1992 |
Aircraft type | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
Additional details: | None |
A FAILED WHEEL RIM FOLLOWING AN INADVERTENT OVER INFLATION BY THE MECHANIC. ADDITIONAL CAUSES WERE THE FAILURE OF THE MECHANIC TO BE AWARE OF THE PRESSURE BEING USED AND HIS FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE COMPANY TO MAKE AVAILABLE LOW PRESSURE REGULATORS FOR THEIR MECHANICS DURING NORMAL WORK HOURS.