# NTSB OAK67A0058: Douglas DC-6, N74841, Oakland, CA, January 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1967
- Place: Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119043
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67A0058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0058

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74841-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 43056 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-6
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-6) (registry code 3021702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland Intl

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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