# NTSB DCA67R0002: Douglas DC-7C, N4059K, Saigon, VM, December 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1966
- Place: Saigon, VM · SAIGON, Vietnam
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA67R0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA67R0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0075  66/12/30   SAIGON,VIETNAM      DOUGLAS DC-7C       CR-  0  0  4  MIL CONTRACT CARGO INTL   CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1719                    N4059K              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TANSON NHUTO
        OPERATOR - AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH VIETNAM.PRELIMINARY DATA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4059K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4059K-1967-06-01), registration cancelled 1967-06-01, S/N 44926 (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: Tanson Nhuto

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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