UNK64X3468

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-3 · Tonopah, NV · August 19, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 19, 1964
Place
Tonopah, NV · TONOPAH, NV
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N61350Douglas DC-3
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182671

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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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2-0668  64/8/19  NR.TONOPAH NEVADA     DOUGLAS DC-3        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                STUDENT, AGE 59, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 2005                    N61350              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N61350
Reported as
Douglas DC-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.