# NTSB DEN69I0042: Douglas DC-3A, N222LW, Denver, CO, April 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1969
- 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: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185937
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69I0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69I0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0012  69/4/18    DENVER,COLO         DOUGLAS DC-3A       CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1041                    N222LW              PX-  0  0  0  CTR PASSG-D               39, 4500 TOTAL HOURS, 225
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPLETON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- L WG TIP STRUCK PARKED GAS TRUCK. VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO TAXIWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N222LW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor 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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