UNK64X2937

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-3 · Pueblo, CO · July 20, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 20, 1964
Place
Pueblo, CO · PUEBLO, CO
Injuries
1 serious, 13 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N91003Douglas DC-3
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182540

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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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1-0041  64/7/20    PUEBLO COLO         DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  0  1  2  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1210                    N91003              PX-  0  0 11                            32, 6837 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            5376 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - CENTRAL AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- STEWARDESS COMPLETING DUTIES THROWN AGAINST CABIN STRUCTURE.

Aircraft

Registration
N91003
Reported as
Douglas DC-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No 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.