# NTSB MIA62A0070: Douglas DC-7B, N801D, Daytona Beach, FL, September 19, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1962
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL · DAYTONA BEACH, FL
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 15 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA62A0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA62A0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801D-1970-07-02), registration cancelled 1970-07-02, S/N 44852 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-7B
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-7B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7b) (registry code 3021804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Daytona Beach

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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