LAX62A0127

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-6 · Los Angeles, CA · December 10, 1962

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 10, 1962
Place
Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
Injuries
9 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N37503Douglas DC-6
Status
Completed · report April 6, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164659

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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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1-0063  62/12/10   LOS ANGELES,CALIF   DOUGLAS DC-6        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1848                    N37503              PX-  0  0  4                            40, 13847 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2231 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS ANGELES INTL
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RENO,NEV                    LOS ANGELES,CALIF            SACRAMENTO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: OTHER
          PERSONNEL-FLT ENG INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GR.
        REMARKS- RAISED GR INSTEAD OF FLAPS.

Aircraft

Registration
N37503
Reported as
Douglas DC-6
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Los Angeles Intl

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.