# NTSB DIA69A0016: Douglas DC-7C, N7466, Cherry Point, NC, September 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1968
- Place: Cherry Point, NC · CHERRY POINT, NC
- Location: 34.9168° N, 76.8733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cherry Point, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9168&lon=-76.8733&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69A0016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69A0016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0041  68/9/27    CHERRY POINT,NC     DOUGLAS DC-7C       CR-  0  1  2  MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM    AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0241                    N7466               PX-  0  0  0                            51, 14549 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2461 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHERRY PT MCAS
        OPERATOR - UNIVERSAL AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       69
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT INITIATE GO AROUND WHEN RNWY NOT IN SIGHT. F/O DID NOT WARN PLT AT WEA MINIMUMS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7466](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7466-1970-07-08), registration cancelled 1970-07-08, S/N 45090 (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: Cherry Pt Mcas

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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