DIA67A0005

NTSB accident investigation · Vickers 745D · Norfolk, VA · January 19, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
January 19, 1967
Place
Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
Injuries
6 minor, 44 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7431Vickers 745D
Status
Completed · report June 22, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119030

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0009  67/1/19    NORFOLK,VA          VICKERS 745D        CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1359                    N7431               PX-  0  0 46                            45, 14048 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            352 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORFOLK MUNI
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUCTIONS-MISINTERPRETED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- SNOWPLOW DRIVEN INTO PATH OF N7431.DRIVER INSTRUCTIONS AND ARPT VEHICULAR TFC CONTROL INADEQUATE.

Aircraft

Registration
N7431
Reported as
Vickers 745D
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Norfolk Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.