- Date
- January 13, 1963
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4875CDouglas DC-7
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174406
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0001 63/1/13 MEMPHIS,TENN DOUGLAS DC-7 CR- 1 1 3 FERRY AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0233 N4875C PX- 0 0 0 42, 15707 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS MUNI OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- INATTENTION OF CREW WHILE TAXYING ON UNFAMILIAR TAXIWAY AT NITE.STRUCK PARKED USAF C-123B,SUB DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4875C
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Memphis Muni
N4875CRegistration cancelled Oct 18, 2019 · Douglas DC-7Airframe modelDouglas DC-7Engine modelWright TC18DA series
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