- Date
- January 26, 1962
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N381Douglas DC-7BF
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161395
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0006 62/1/26 DETROIT,MICH DOUGLAS DC-7BF CR- 0 0 3 SCHED DOM CARGO SRV ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1001 N381 PX- 0 0 0 42, 15050 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAN FRANCISCO,CALIF BOSTON,MASS DETROIT,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- R NOSE GR BULKHEAD FITTING OF NOSE GR RETRACTING LINK TUBE FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N381
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7BF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit Metro