# NTSB CHI69I0003: Douglas DC-3A, N4007C, Oshkosh, WI, July 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1968
- Place: Oshkosh, WI · OSHKOSH, WI
- Location: 44.0232° N, 88.5623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0232&lon=-88.5623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69I0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69I0003

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4007C-2011-02-14), registration cancelled 2011-02-14, S/N 11719, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3A
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-3a-s1c3g) (registry code 3021440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Winnebago 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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