# NTSB DCA66A0003: Boeing B-727, N1996, Constance, KY, November 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1965
- Place: Constance, KY · CONSTANCE, KY
- Location: 39.0739° N, 84.6374° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Constance, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0739&lon=-84.6374&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 58 fatal, 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA66A0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA66A0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0031   65/11/8 NR.CONSTANCE,KY.      BOEING B-727        CR-  5  1  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1902                    N1996               PX- 53  3  0                            46, 16387 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            225 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER CINCINNAT
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-PLTS DID NOT MONITOR ALTIMETERS DURNG APPRCH
           WEATHER - RAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      58
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      CONTROLLED VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CO-PLT WAS A 727 CAPTAIN RCVNG ROUTE CHECK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1996](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1996-1965-12-01), registration cancelled 1965-12-01, S/N 18901 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-727
- Registry model: [Boeing 727-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (registry code 1384004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Greater Cincinnat

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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