# NTSB CHI67I0059: Douglas DC-6B, N37575, Ft.Wayne, IN, November 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1966
- Place: Ft.Wayne, IN · FT.WAYNE, IN
- Location: 41.1306° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Wayne, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1306&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 48 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67I0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67I0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0053   66/11/2   FT.WAYNE,IND        DOUGLAS DC-6B       CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2249                    N37575              PX-  0  0 43                            54, 20530 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAER FIELD
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- POWER LINE 31 FR HIGH,2383 FT FROM THRESHOLD.SUCCESSFUL GO AROUND AND L(DG MADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37575](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37575-1971-01-19), registration cancelled 1971-01-19, S/N 44899 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-6B
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (registry code 3021712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Baer Field

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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