Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | Sonntag 17 Oktober 1965 |
Zeit: | 16:05 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas DC-6 |
Fluggesellschaft: | United Airlines |
Kennzeichen: | N37519 |
Werknummer: | 43008/46 |
Baujahr: | 1947 |
Betriebsstunden: | 46423 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 5 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 11 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 16 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | Huntsville-Madison County Airport, AL (HSV) ( USA)
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Flugphase: | Start (TOF) |
Betriebsart: | Linienflug |
Flug von: | Huntsville-Madison County Airport, AL (HSV/KHSV), USA |
Flug nach: | ? |
Flugnummer: | UA624 |
Unfallbericht:After accelerating through the V1 speed during takeoff the captain raised the nosewheel from the runway. Suddenly the nose undercarriage retracted and the aircraft sank back, contacting the runway with its nose. The captain retarded the throttles and the plane slid to a stop 272 feet beyond the runway end.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Premature retraction of the nosewheel assembly during the takeoff roll for an undetermined reason."
Informationsquelle:
» NTSB File 1-0078
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.