# NTSB CHI62A0012: Douglas DC-7BF, N381, Detroit, MI, January 26, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1962
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI62A0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI62A0012

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-7BF
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Detroit Metro

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.

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