UNK64X3128

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-7 · Chantilly, VA · July 30, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 30, 1964
Place
Chantilly, VA · CHANTILLY, VA
Injuries
8 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N464Douglas DC-7
Status
Completed · report December 4, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182609

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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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2-0588  64/7/30    CHANTILLY VA        DOUGLAS DC-7        CR-  0  0  3  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2102                    N464                PX-  0  0  5  EXPERIMENTATION           43, 14375 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            260 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INT L
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
          MISC-INHERENT RISKS OF TEST PROGRAM INVOLVED.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MISIDENT OF CENTERLINE AND HI SPEED TURN OFF LTS

Aircraft

Registration
N464
Reported as
Douglas DC-7
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Dulles Int L

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.