DIA69I0015

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-6B · Norfolk, VA · September 26, 1968

Incident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 26, 1968
Place
Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
Injuries
2 minor, 37 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N37567Douglas DC-6B
Status
Completed · report December 18, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
192200

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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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4-0019  68/9/26  NR.NORFOLK,VA         DOUGLAS DC-6B       CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N37567              PX-  0  0 34                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           EVASIVE MANEUVER                                         IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        REMARKS- PLT DOVE ACFT ABRUPTLY TO AVOID COLLISION WITH ONCOMING ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N37567
Reported as
Douglas DC-6B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage

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