- Date
- January 24, 1967
- Place
- Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N74841Douglas DC-6
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119043
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0062 67/1/24 OAKLAND,CALIF DOUGLAS DC-6 CR- 0 0 4 TRAINING ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1428 N74841 PX- 0 0 0 44, 18307 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4621 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTL OPERATOR - SATURN AIRWAYS,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST REVERSAL-ASYMETRICAL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- IMPROPER TECHNIQUE CAUSED ASSYMMETRICAL REVERSE.CREW UNFAMILIAR WITH EARLY WARNING REVERSE CIRCUIT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74841
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oakland Intl
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