# NTSB DCA66A0005: Lockheed L1049C, N6218C, Carmel, NY, December 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1965
- Place: Carmel, NY · CARMEL, NY
- Location: 41.4030° N, 73.6850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carmel, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4030&lon=-73.6850&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 34 serious, 15 minor, 59 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175466
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA66A0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA66A0005

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0033   65/12/4 NR.CARMEL NY          BOEING 707 131B     CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1618                    N748TW              PX-  0  0 51                            45, 18842 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  4 34 16                            1867 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - US AIR CARRIER-US AIR CARRIER
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - CENTER EN-ROUTE                     RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  74                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   *ERROR-INVALID COD
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE* EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
        REMARKS- PLT N6218C MISJUDGED ALT.SEPARATION DUE OPTICAL ILLUSION CREATED BY UP-SLOPE EFFECT OF CLOUD TOPS.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0033   65/12/4 NR.CARMEL NY          LOCKHEED L1049C     CR-  1  4  0  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1618                    N6218C              PX-  3 30 16                            42, 11508 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0 58                            1947 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - US AIR CARRIER-US AIR CARRIER
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - CENTER EN-ROUTE                     RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES
          CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  74                          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   *ERROR-INVALID COD
          VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  *ERROR-INVALID CODE* EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - OPERATING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT MISJUDGED ALT.SEPARATION DUE OPTICAL ILLUSION CREATED BY UP-SLOPE EFFECT OF CLOUD TOPS.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N6218C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6218C-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 1049C-4526 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L1049C
- Registry model: [Lockheed 1049C-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049c-55) (registry code 5262107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: La Guardia

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N748TW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N748TW-1982-08-20), registration cancelled 1982-08-20, S/N 18387 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 707 131B
- Registry model: [Boeing 707-131B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-707-131b) (registry code 138360P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jf Kennedy

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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