DIA68A0035

NTSB accident investigation · Lockheed 188C · Wash.Natl.Apt, DC · March 3, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 3, 1968
Place
Wash.Natl.Apt, DC · WASH.NATL.APT, DC
Injuries
83 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N135USLockheed 188C
Status
Completed · report June 7, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112123

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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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1-0004   68/3/3    WASH.NATL.APT,DC    LOCKHEED 188C       CR-  0  0  6  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2257                    N135US              PX-  0  0 77                            37, 13489 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            2375 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASH.NATL
        OPERATOR - NORTHWEST AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- RAMP SERVICE MAN RAN INTO NO.4 PROP.OTHER ENGS SHUT DOWN. CREW WAITING FOR APU.

Aircraft

Registration
N135US
Reported as
Lockheed 188C
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
No damage
Airport
Wash.Natl

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.