NYC69A0086

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-4 · Missing Aircraft · March 8, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 8, 1969
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N3821Douglas DC-4
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184676

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1675   69/3/8    MISSING AIRCRAFT    DOUGLAS DC-4        CR-  3  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3821               PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-I               45, 17500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- T/O FROM HALIFAX,N.S. WITH FLT PLAN ROUTE TO SANTA MARIA,AZORES.ACFT DAMAGE,INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N3821
Reported as
Douglas DC-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.