# NTSB CHI67A0052: Viscount V-745D, N7408, Muskegon, MI, October 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1966
- Place: Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 13 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67A0052
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0052

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0071  66/10/13   MUSKEGON,MICH       VISCOUNT V-745D     CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1639                    N7408               PX-  0  0  9                            39, 14000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSKEGON COUNTY
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      100
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7408](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7408-2013-07-23), registration cancelled 2013-07-23, S/N 106, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VISCOUNT V-745D
- Registry model: [Vickers VISCOUNT 797](https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-viscount-797) (registry code 9470404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce DART-510&511](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-510-511) (registry code 54504, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Muskegon County

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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