# NTSB CHI62A0017: Douglas DC-7B, N837D, Chicago, IL, February 3, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1962
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 60 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI62A0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI62A0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0016   62/2/3    CHICAGO,ILL         DOUGLAS DC-7B       CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0955                    N837D               PX-  0  0 55                            42, 16937 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            542 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MINNEAPOLIS,MINN            MIAMI,FLA                    CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO USE ADEQUATE CAUTION DURING TAXI TURNOFF AFTER LDG. SLID ON ICE COVERED AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N837D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-7B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ohare

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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