NTSB investigations: Douglas C-118A

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Douglas C-118A. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19842026
NTSB investigations: Douglas C-118A per year, 1984–2026: 5 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3021710'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ANC19LA045Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDouglas C 118A · Buckland, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate glidepath during the approach, which resulted in the airplane impacting rocks and dirt at the runway threshold, a separation of the right main landing gear, and a loss of directional control.Aug 1, 2019 · N451CE · Substantial damageNTSB ENG14IA016Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDouglas C 118A · Emmonak, AKThe fatigue failure of the lower wing skin due to aging mechanisms. Contributing to the failure were lower wing skin inspection procedures insufficient to identify the crack.Feb 25, 2014 · N351CE · Minor damageNTSB ANC14CA012Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDouglas DC-6 · Nuiqsut, AKA load shift during takeoff, which resulted in substantial damage to the aft bulkhead and associated structures.Nov 25, 2013 · N100CE · Substantial damageNTSB MIA87LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-6A · Ft.Lauderdale, FLThe plt stated that they had made a normal landing and on rollout experienced severe vibration from a nose wheel shimmy. The vibration resulted in substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer spar attach points.May 3, 1987 · N43867 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC84LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDouglas C-118A · Deadhorse, AKThe acft struck a non-directional radio beacon tower while on an ILS DME rwy 05 instrument approach to the kuparak oil field airport. Investigation revealed that wx issued to the acft included an indefinate 200 ft sky obscured condition & visibility of 1 1/4…Jun 9, 1984 · N4206L · Substantial damage