# NTSB MKC68A0074: Douglas DC-3, N6898D, Vichy, MO, June 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1968
- Place: Vichy, MO · VICHY, MO
- Location: 38.1114° N, 91.7604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vichy, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1114&lon=-91.7604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 26 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0032  68/6/28  NR.VICHY,MO           DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  0  0  4  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1246                    N6898D              PX-  1  0 22                            48, 18672 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            11000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - PURDUE AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PAX INADVERTENTLY OPENED AIR STAIR DOOR IN FLT.SAFETY CHAIN FAILED AT EYE BOLT,AND PAX FELL OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6898D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6898D-2002-03-26), registration cancelled 2002-03-26, S/N 20082 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3-G202A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3-g202a) (registry code 3021424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright C9GC&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c9gc-d-series) (registry code 67027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

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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