MIA67S0001

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-7 · Antigua Bwi, Ascension Island · July 19, 1966

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 19, 1966
Place
Antigua Bwi, Ascension Island · ANTIGUA BWI, Antigua And Barbuda
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N301GDouglas DC-7
Status
Completed · report May 18, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121383

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0041  66/7/19    ANTIGUA BWI         DOUGLAS DC-7        CR-  0  0  7  MIL CONTRACT PASSG INTL   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 0205                    N301G               PX-  0  0  0
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOLIDGE
        OPERATOR - AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        REMARKS- REFUELING TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF GOVT ANTIGUA, BWI.

Aircraft

Registration
N301G
Reported as
Douglas DC-7
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Coolidge

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.