# NTSB CHI76AC029: Douglas DC-6B, N3549H, Cleveland, OH, September 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1975
- Place: Cleveland, OH · CLEVELAND, OH
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150364
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76AC029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0042  75/9/24    CLEVELAND,OH        DOUGLAS DC-6B       CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0311                    N3549H              PX-  0  0  0                            30, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, 156
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEVELAND-HOPKINS
        OPERATOR - ZANTOP INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YPSILANTI,MI                CLEVELAND,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- SMALL AREA OF FATIGUE IN CORNER RADIUS OF REWRKDNOSE GEAR ASBLY.CAUSE OF FINAL FRACTURE NOT DETRMD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3549H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-6B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cleveland-Hopkins

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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