# Incident 19810701062039I: Doug DC6B, St Louis, MO, July 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1981, 05:45 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Part 125 operator
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8CA-1996-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC-6B (registry code 3021712, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC6B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,795 total, 1,204 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81IA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81IA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810701062039I

## Narrative

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

LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE ON APPROACH. LANDED AND RAN OFF RUNWAY. HIT ARRESTING CABLE ANCHOR. PRESSURE LINE BROKEN.

## 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 MKC81IA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81IA041), Jul 1, 1981: Douglas DC-6B (N8CA), St.Louis, MO, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N8CA (2)

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

- [Incident 19811015081309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811015081309I), Oct 15, 1981: Doug DC6B (N8CA), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Lost hydraulic pressure due to low fluid level on landing roll, ran off runway. Nose gear hyd accumulator refilled.
- [Incident 19801126080379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801126080379I), Nov 26, 1980: Doug DC6B (N8CA), Minneapolis, MN. Left outboard main wheel came off during landing rollout. Axle nut to axle lock bolts failed.

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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