# NTSB CHI77DEC45: Douglas DC-6A, N515TY, Ft.Wayne, IN, July 16, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1977
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEC45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEC45

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0015  77/7/16  NR.FT.WAYNE,IN        DOUGLAS DC-6A       CR-  0  0  4  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0005                    N515TY              PX-  0  1  2                            45, 7500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            1015 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - ROSENBALM AVIATION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.LOUIS,MO                 YPSILANTI,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- PASSENGER SUFFERED BROKEN LEG.THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN VICINITY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N515TY](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N515TY-1995-05-09), registration cancelled 1995-05-09, S/N 44175 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-6A
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (registry code 3021712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage

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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