# Accident 19750628017979A: Doug A26BSHIELD, Billings, MT, June 28, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1975
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4818E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4818E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas TB-26C (registry code 3020525, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-tb-26c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series (registry code 52026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG A26BSHIELD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,975 total, 210 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75FTA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750628017979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE GEAR SCISSOR NOT CONNECTED AFTER TOWING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA75FTA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA22), Jun 28, 1975: Douglas B-26 (N4818E), Billings, MT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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