- Date
- December 2, 1973
- Place
- Ypsilanti, MI · YPSILANTI, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8661Douglas DC3A
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731202041709A
- Case key
- 187611
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3635 73/12/2 YPSILANTI,MICH DOUGLAS DC3A CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1330 N8661 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY UNK/NR, 15000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW RUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSON,MICH YPSILANTI,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT COPILOT - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ REMARKS- AIRLOCK L ENG HYD SYST.LOW ACCUMULATOR LOAD.MINOR DMG TO C46,N67970.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8661
- Reported as
- Douglas DC3A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Willow Run
N8661Registration cancelled Jan 23, 2023 · Douglas DC3AAirframe modelDouglas DC3AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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