# NTSB UNK65X0679: Canadair CL-44, N454T, Detroit, MI, November 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1964
- Place: Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181585
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0679
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0679

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0061  64/11/12   DETROIT MICH        CANADAIR CL-44      CR-  0  0  3  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0415                    N454T               PX-  0  0  0                            45, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1095 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METRO.WAYNE CO.
        OPERATOR - FLYING TIGER LINE,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR CYLINDER P/N 28-75001,S/N 13 FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N454T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CANADAIR CL-44
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Metro.Wayne Co.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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