Unfallbericht:
The undercarriage collapsed when the DC-7 undershot the runway on landing. A fire developed in the right wing area.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S): pilot in command - misjudged distance,speed,and altitude
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Datum: | Samstag 16 Oktober 1965 |
| Zeit: | 16:47 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas DC-7B |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Kennzeichen: | N824D |
| Werknummer: | 45333/888 |
| Baujahr: | 1957 |
| Betriebsstunden: | 20138 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 57 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 62 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT) ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
| Betriebsart: | Linienflug |
| Flug von: | ? |
| Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT), USA |
The undercarriage collapsed when the DC-7 undershot the runway on landing. A fire developed in the right wing area.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE(S): pilot in command - misjudged distance,speed,and altitude
Informationsquelle:
» NTSB File 1-0063Fotos
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