# NTSB MKC81IA041: Douglas DC-6B, N8CA, St.Louis, MO, July 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1981
- Place: St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 79715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81IA041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81IA041

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8CA-1996-03-06), registration cancelled 1996-03-06, S/N 44102 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-6B
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6b) (registry code 3021712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Lambert

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19810701062039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810701062039I), Jul 1, 1981: Doug DC6B, St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Lost hydraulic pressure on approach. Landed and ran off runway. Hit arresting cable anchor. Pressure line broken.

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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