- Date
- July 2, 1968
- Place
- Philadelphia, PA · PHILADELPHIA, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N762ZDouglas DC-7BF
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110674
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0044 68/7/2 PHILADELPHIA,PA DOUGLAS DC-7BF CR- 0 0 3 MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1811 N762Z PX- 0 0 0 51, 19616 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 7095 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA INTL OPERATOR - UNIVERSAL AIRLINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST REVERSAL-ASYMETRICAL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ASYMMETRICAL POWER APPLIED DURING REVERSING PHASE OF LDG.NO 1 PROP CIRCUIT BREAKER DEACTIVATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N762Z
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7BF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Philadelphia Intl
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