# Incident 19791109055349I: Doug DC6A, New York, NY, November 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1979, 01:59 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: John F Kennedy In
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44DG-1991-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6A (registry code 3021706, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791109055349I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING START UP FROM UNKNOWN CAUSE. RADOME DESTROYED, PROPS, NOSE GEAR DOORS, #3 ENGINE DAMAGED

## Other reports on N44DG (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810305010579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810305010579I), Mar 5, 1981: Doug DC6A (N44DG), East Alton, IL, Minor damage. Engine fire was in engine accessory section. Engine had thrown a rod.
- [Incident 19791105054809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791105054809I), Nov 5, 1979: Doug DC6A (N44DG), East Boston, MA. Takeoff rejected due to smoke warning in cargo compartment. False alarm, due to a loose canon plug.

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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