UNK64X1154

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-3 · Symours, Burkina Faso · April 4, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 4, 1964
Place
Symours, Burkina Faso · SYMOURS, Bahamas
Injuries
10 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N821CDouglas DC-3
Status
Completed · report May 4, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183483

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0048   64/4/4  NR.SYMOURS BAHAMAS    DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1130                    N821C               PX-  0  0  8  CTR PASSG-I               42, 11000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -                 Z
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN

Aircraft

Registration
N821C
Reported as
Douglas DC-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Z

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