# NTSB MIA66I0121: Lockheed L-188, N5509, Charlotte, NC, April 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1966
- 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 90 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172022
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66I0121
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66I0121

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0016  66/4/17    CHARLOTTE NC        LOCKHEED L-188      CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1845                    N5509               PX-  0  0 85                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
                                  FUMES IN CABIN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5509 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-188
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor 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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