# NTSB NYC65I0112: Viscount V-745D, N7441, Richmond, VA, March 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1965
- Place: Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 50 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65I0112
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65I0112

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0008   65/3/3  NR.RICHMOND VA        VISCOUNT V-745D     CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1759                    N7441               PX-  0  0 46                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7441](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7441-2013-04-01), registration cancelled 2013-04-01, S/N 139, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VISCOUNT V-745D
- Registry model: [Vickers VISCOUNT 797](https://openairdocs.org/model/vickers-viscount-797) (registry code 9470404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce DART-510&511](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-510-511) (registry code 54504, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Byrd Field

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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