CHI69I0003

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-3A · Oshkosh, WI · July 4, 1968

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 4, 1968
Place
Oshkosh, WI · OSHKOSH, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N4007CDouglas DC-3A
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109686

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0009   68/7/4    OSHKOSH,WIS         DOUGLAS DC-3A       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0630                    N4007C              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 42, 15000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINNEBAGO COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           STATIC: ENGINE RUNUP
        REMARKS- ENG RUNUP PREPARING FOR FLT AT LATER TIME. NOSE CASE LFT ENG SEPARATED. PROP STRUCK CARGO DOOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N4007C
Reported as
Douglas DC-3A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Winnebago County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.