# NTSB LAX77IA056: Douglas DC-7C, N75000, Long Beach, CA, July 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1977
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77IA056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77IA056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0015   77/7/8  NR.LONG BEACH,CA      DOUGLAS DC-7C       CR-  0  0  4  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2043                    N75000              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     54, 27000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            5000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HONOLULU,HI                LONG BEACH,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
        REMARKS- PILOT INCAPACITATION FOR 30 MIN FRM UNKNOWN CAUSE(S).
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75000](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75000-2013-07-01), registration cancelled 2013-07-01, S/N 45094, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-7C
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-7C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7c) (registry code 3021806) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright TC18EA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-tc18ea-series) (registry code 67038, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage

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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