# NTSB DCA63A0001: Douglas DC-7, N4875C, Memphis, TN, January 13, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1963
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA63A0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA63A0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0001  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4875C-2019-10-18), registration cancelled 2019-10-18, S/N 44679, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-7
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7) (registry code 3021802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright TC18DA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-tc18da-series) (registry code 67037, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Memphis Muni

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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