# NTSB MIA66I0053: Douglas DC-7, N8215H, Atlanta, GA, November 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1965
- Place: Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66I0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66I0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4-0042   65/11/5   ATLANTA GA          DOUGLAS DC-7        CR-  0  0  2  OTHER                     NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N8215H              PX-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR, 0 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FULTON COUNTY
        OPERATOR - RIDDLE AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAXI: OTHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8215H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8215H-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 45212, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-7
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fulton County

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