- Date
- September 29, 1963
- Place
- Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Injuries
- 31 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N33656Douglas DC-3A
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110572
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0059 63/9/29 SHREVEPORT,LA DOUGLAS DC-3A CR- 0 0 3 NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0105 N33656 PX- 0 0 28 UNK/NR, 5685 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3345 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARKSDALE AFB OPERATOR - AMERICAN FLYERS AIRLINE CORP. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- T/O WITH ELEVATOR CONTROL LOCKED.ATTEMPT LDG AT SELMAN FLD,GR DOWN,UNSUCCESSFUL.INTNTL GR UP LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33656
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arksdale Afb