# NTSB DCA63A0007: Douglas DC-6B, N7919C, Wildwood, NJ, May 31, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1963
- Place: Wildwood, NJ · WILDWOOD, NJ
- Location: 38.9875° N, 74.8182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wildwood, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9875&lon=-74.8182&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA63A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA63A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0038  63/5/31    WILDWOOD,NJ         DOUGLAS DC-6B       CR-  0  0  5  FERRY                     AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1310                    N7919C              PX-  0  0  0                            46, 16000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPE MAY COUNTY
        OPERATOR - UNITED STATES OVERSEAS AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PERSONNEL-FLT ENG INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GR.
        REMARKS- NO.3 PROP STRUCK RNWY.GO AROUND CONT,LND SAFELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7919C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7919C), registered now, S/N 43554, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-6B
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (registry code 3021712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney DW-CB series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-dw-cb-series) (registry code 52025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cape May County

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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