# NTSB UNK65X0756: Douglas DC-4, N1437V, Norfolk, VA, November 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1964
- Place: Norfolk, VA · NORFOLK, VA
- Location: 36.8468° N, 76.2852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8468&lon=-76.2852&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0756
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0756

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0057  64/11/19   NORFOLK VA          DOUGLAS DC-4        CR-  0  0  2  SCHED DOM CARGO SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2125                    N1437V              PX-  0  0  0                            43, 13000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAS NORFOLK
        OPERATOR - SLICK AIRWAYS,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- FAILED PART-RIGHT NOSEWHEEL YOKE END FITTING PART NO.508-79-50-2.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1437V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1437V-1967-01-03), registration cancelled 1967-01-03, S/N 10403, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-4
- Registry model: [Douglas DC-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-4) (registry code 3021502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nas Norfolk

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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