- Date
- September 19, 1962
- Place
- Daytona Beach, FL · DAYTONA BEACH, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 15 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N801DDouglas DC-7B
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162485
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0061 62/9/19 DAYTONA BEACH,FLA DOUGLAS DC-7B CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1519 N801D PX- 0 0 11 45, 19323 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3268 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAYTONA BEACH OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MIAMI,FLA DETROIT,MICH DAYTONA BEACH,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST REVERSAL-ASYMETRICAL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- IMPROPER RECOVERY TECHNIQUE FROM ASYMMETRICAL REVERSE THRUST. REASON FOR ASYMMETRICAL THRUST UNDET
Aircraft
- Registration
- N801D
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Daytona Beach
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