# NTSB NYC67A0119: Douglas DC-6B, N6255C, Mar-Vineyard, MA, February 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1967
- Place: Mar-Vineyard, MA · MAR-VINEYARD, MA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 24 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67A0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6255C-1985-05-18), registration cancelled 1985-05-18, S/N 44255 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marthas Vineyard

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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