- Date
- July 1, 1981
- Place
- St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8CADouglas DC-6B
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19810701062039I
- Case key
- 79715
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0029 81/7/1 ST.LOUIS,MO DOUGLAS DC-6B CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0545 N8CA PX- 0 0 0 OTHER 56, 17792 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1204 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINNEAPOLIS,MN ST.LOUIS,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- AL HYD LN,539-1101-8-2700,FAILED.LOST BRAKES/NOSE WHL STEERING.NOSE WHL HIT BARRIER ABUTMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8CA
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-6B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Lambert
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.