- Date
- October 14, 1962
- Place
- Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Injuries
- 39 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6311CDouglas DC-7
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159232
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0058 62/10/14 NR.SACRAMENTO,CALIF DOUGLAS DC-7 CR- 0 0 5 NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0034 N6311C PX- 0 0 34 48, 15000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3036 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FRESNO,CALIF EUGENE,OREG SACRAMENTO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- HI FREQ FATIGUE FAILURE OF VERT STAB,DUE FLUTTER INDUCD BY RUDDER ATTACH AND BEARING ASSY FAILURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6311C
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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