MKC66I0058

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-3 · Norfolk, NE · May 11, 1966

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 11, 1966
Place
Norfolk, NE · NORFOLK, NE
Injuries
18 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N15748Douglas DC-3
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171422

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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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4-0052  66/5/11  NR.NORFOLK NEBR       DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1826                    N15748              PX-  0  0 15                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - NORTH CENTRAL AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- UNDER INVESTIGATION.PRELIMINARY DATA.

Aircraft

Registration
N15748
Reported as
Douglas DC-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage

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.