# NTSB DEN65A0050: Douglas DC-7, N6321C, Denver, CO, January 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1965
- Place: Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 51 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180479
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65A0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65A0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0034  65/1/24    DENVER COLO         DOUGLAS DC-7        CR-  0  0  4  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2245                    N6321C              PX-  0  0 47  CORP/EXEC                 41, 14000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6321C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6321C-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 44285 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-7
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7) (registry code 3021802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stapleton

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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