# NTSB UNK65X0732: Lockheed L-749A, N6013C, Wichita Kans, KS, November 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1964
- Place: Wichita Kans, KS · WICHITA KANS, KS
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor, 17 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0732
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0732

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0074  64/11/15   WICHITA KANS        LOCKHEED L-749A     CR-  0  0  5  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1145                    N6013C              PX-  0  2 13                            44, 16279 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            6718 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        OPERATOR - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      54
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          340                                                       28
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
        REMARKS- SEAT 9C SEAT BELT FAILED,9C PASSENGR WAS INJURED TURBULENCE CONSIDERED EXTREME RENDERED A/C UNCONT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6013C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6013C-1968-09-10), registration cancelled 1968-09-10, S/N 2649 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOCKHEED L-749A
- Registry model: [Lockheed 749A-79](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-749a-79) (registry code 5262008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage

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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