# NTSB UNK63X0102: Lockheed 1049H, N9740Z, San Francisco, CA, February 3, 1963

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1963
- Place: San Francisco, CA · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal, 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176613
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK63X0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK63X0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0003   63/2/3    SAN FRANCISCO,CAL   LOCKHEED 1049H      CR-  2  1  0  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1207                    N9740Z              PX-  2  3  0                            42, 18000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            883 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO
        OPERATOR - SLICK AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: OTHER
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  15000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          GROUND FOG                                               IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CONT INST APPCH AFTER VISUAL REFERENCE LOST BELOW AUTH MINIMUMS.INADEQUATE APPCH MONITOR BY PAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9740Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9740Z-2019-01-28), registration cancelled 2019-01-28, S/N 1049H/4851, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED 1049H
- Registry model: [Lockheed 1049H-82](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-1049h-82) (registry code 5262121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright TC18EA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-tc18ea-series) (registry code 67038, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: San Francisco

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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