- Date
- February 22, 1967
- Place
- Mar-Vineyard, MA · MAR-VINEYARD, MA
- Injuries
- 24 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6255CDouglas DC-6B
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119033
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0012 67/2/22 MAR-VINEYARD,MASS DOUGLAS DC-6B CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1802 N6255C PX- 0 0 19 41, 8689 TOTAL HOURS, 725 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTHAS VINEYARD OPERATOR - NORTHEAST AIRLINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- LEFT LNDG GEAR STRUT PISTON FAILED. PART BELOW DESIGN TENSILE STRENGTH DUE TO PREVIOUS OVERHAUL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6255C
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-6B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marthas Vineyard
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