# NTSB FTW64A0031: Douglas DC-3A, N33656, Shreveport, LA, September 29, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1963
- Place: Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Location: 32.5252° N, 93.7502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shreveport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5252&lon=-93.7502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 31 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW64A0031
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW64A0031

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Arksdale Afb

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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