# NTSB IAD76II006: Douglas DC-7, N6357C, Nashville, TN, August 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1975
- Place: Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 60 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76II006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76II006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0040   75/8/4    NASHVILLE,TN        DOUGLAS DC-7        CR-  0  0  5  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0630                    N6357C              PX-  0  0 55  CTR PASSG-I               55, 25000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            3000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASHVILLE METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CINCINNATI,OH               MEXICO CITY,MEXICO           NASHVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST REVERSAL-ASYMETRICAL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- GEN OUT OF PARALLEL.PLT UN COPE WITH RANDOM PROP REVERSING PROBLEM.WHEEL HYDROPLANING EVIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6357C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6357C-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 45490, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-7
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7) (registry code 3021802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright TC18DA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-tc18da-series) (registry code 67037, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Nashville Metro

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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