- Date
- July 17, 1965
- Place
- San Jose, CA · SAN JOSE, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6575CDouglas DC-6
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177132
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0040 65/7/17 NR.SAN JOSE CALIF DOUGLAS DC-6 CR- 0 0 3 MILITARY CTR CARGO DOM AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1958 N6575C PX- 0 0 1 45, 13000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. OPERATOR - ZANTOP AIR TRANSPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT ENGINEER: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT POWERPLANT - COOLING SYSTEM: COWLING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AIRFRAME BUFFET REMARKS- NO.3 ENG COWL SEPARATED IN FLIGHT.STRUCK & DAMAGED VERT.STABILIZER.SEVERAL CAM LOCKS NOT FASTENED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6575C
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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