# NTSB IAD76II042: Douglas DC-3C, N18255, Baltimore, MD, December 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1975
- Place: Baltimore, MD · BALTIMORE, MD
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152038
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76II042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76II042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0041  75/12/18   BALTIMORE,MD        DOUGLAS DC-3C       CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1105                    N18255              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            49, 18786 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            6145 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BALTIMORE-WASH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGANTOWN,WV               BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N18255 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Baltimore-Wash

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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