# NTSB MKC66A0069: Douglas DC-3, N75028, Hastings, NE, June 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1966
- Place: Hastings, NE · HASTINGS, NE
- Location: 40.5963° N, 98.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hastings, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5963&lon=-98.3903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66A0069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0041  66/6/26    HASTINGS NEB        DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0935                    N75028              PX-  0  0  1                            34, 8991 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3711 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HASTINGS MUNI
        OPERATOR - FRONTIER AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    6000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           70                                                       90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- 15 KNOT CROSSWIND GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75028](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75028-1972-05-30), registration cancelled 1972-05-30, S/N 6053, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (registry code 3021457) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hastings Muni

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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