UNK64X0841

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-3A · Chicago, IL · March 8, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 8, 1964
Place
Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious, 3 minor, 25 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N410DDouglas DC-3A
Status
Completed · report March 2, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115392

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0002   64/3/8    CHICAGO ILLINOIS    DOUGLAS DC-3A       CR-  1  1  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2356                    N410D               PX-  0  0 28  OTHER                     39, 5232 TOTAL HOURS, 101
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- KIND OF FLYING-NEITHER OWNER NOR OPERATOR HELD APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE FOR OPERATION INVOLVED.

Aircraft

Registration
N410D
Reported as
Douglas DC-3A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.