MIA76OM011

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas C-54B · Grand Turk, Tokelau · September 16, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 16, 1976
Place
Grand Turk, Tokelau · GRAND TURK,BWI, Turks And Caicos Islands
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N88939Douglas C-54B
Status
Completed · report November 5, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
156041

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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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B-0001  76/9/16    GRAND TURK,BWI      DOUGLAS C-54B       CR-  0  0  2  NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO INTL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 6000
        TIME - 1630                    N88939              PX-  0  0  0                            TOTAL HOURS, 4500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND TURK INTL
        OPERATOR - OTHER-FOREIGN FLAG CARRIER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    GRAND TURK,BWI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF BWI-TURKS AIR LTD.

Aircraft

Registration
N88939
Reported as
Douglas C-54B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grand Turk Intl

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.