# NTSB NYC65I0149: Douglas DC-6, N90731, Buffalo, NY, June 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1965
- Place: Buffalo, NY · BUFFALO, NY
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65I0149
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65I0149

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0023  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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-6
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Buffalo Intl

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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