# NTSB DCA67A0002: Douglas DC-7C, N2282, Tokyo, JA, September 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1966
- Place: Tokyo, JA · TOKYO, Japan
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA67A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA67A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0016  66/9/12    TOKYO,JAPAN         DOUGLAS DC-7C       CR-  0  1  3  MIL CONTRACT CARGO INTL   ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2202                    N2282               PX-  0  0  0                            46, 15906 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1782 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TACHIKAWA AFB
        OPERATOR - AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CARGO IMPROPERLY LOADED.ACFT UNABLE TO BE ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS.FORWARD CG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2282](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2282-1966-10-28), registration cancelled 1966-10-28, S/N 45128, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-7C
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-7C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7c) (registry code 3021806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tachikawa Afb

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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