- Date
- July 17, 1964
- Place
- Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 75 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N809DDouglas DC-7
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184994
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0040 64/7/17 RICHMOND VA DOUGLAS DC-7 CR- 0 0 5 SCHED DOM PASSG SRV AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1833 N809D PX- 0 0 71 46, 16244 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1862 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD FIELD OPERATOR - EASTERN AIR LINES,INC. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK 9 INCH EXPOSED LIP OF JET BLAST PAD LOCATED 150 FT SHORT OF RNWY THRESHOLD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N809D
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Byrd Field
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