# NTSB MIA66A0042: Douglas DC-7, N824D, Charlotte, NC, October 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1965
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 61 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0063  65/10/16   CHARLOTTE,NC        DOUGLAS DC-7        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1647                    N824D               PX-  0  0 57                            41, 12879 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1463 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS AIRPORT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FIRE IN RIGHT WING AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N824D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N824D-1974-08-14), registration cancelled 1974-08-14, S/N 45333 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-7
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-7B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7b) (registry code 3021804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Douglas Airport

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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