# NTSB UNK64X0866: Douglas DC-4, N384, Boston, MA, March 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1964
- Place: Boston, MA · BOSTON, MA
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0866
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0866

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0003  64/3/10    BOSTON MASS         DOUGLAS DC-4        CR-  3  0  0  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0822                    N384                PX-  0  0  0                            39, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 815
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN INTL
        OPERATOR - SLICK AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SLEET
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ICE ACCRETION ON HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CAUSED LOSS OF BALANCING AIR FORCES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N384](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N384-1971-11-24), registration cancelled 1971-11-24, S/N 18379 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-4
- Registry model: [Douglas C-54B](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-c-54b) (registry code 3021518) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Logan 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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