NYC65I0149

NTSB incident investigation · Douglas DC-6 · Buffalo, NY · June 13, 1965

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 13, 1965
Place
Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
Injuries
7 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N90731Douglas DC-6
Status
Completed · report January 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177104

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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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4-0023  65/6/13    BUFFALO NY          DOUGLAS DC-6        CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2005                    N90731              PX-  0  0  2                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO INTL
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM

Aircraft

Registration
N90731
Reported as
Douglas DC-6
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Buffalo Intl