- Date
- April 18, 1969
- Place
- Cleveland, TN · CLEVELAND, TN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N742JDouglas DC-3A
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185639
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3375 69/4/18 CLEVELAND,TENN DOUGLAS DC-3A CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0625 N742J PX- 0 0 1 FERRY 45, 7471 TOTAL HOURS, 967 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARDWICK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA NASHVILLE,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- L GR LATCH WARNING SWITCH STUCK IN CONTACT PSN. . GR LTS SHOWED GR DOWN,LOCKED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N742J
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hardwick
N742JRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Douglas DC3AAirframe modelDouglas DC3AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 series
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