| Date: | Monday 24 September 1973 |
| Time: | 00:54 |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | Holy Nation of Islam Inc |
| Registration: | N566E |
| MSN: | 4838 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gary Regional Airport, IN (GYY) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Kansas City (unknown airport), MO |
| Gary Regional Airport, IN (GYY/KGYY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The co-pilot carried out the landing at Gary Airport, but didn't level off properly causing a heavy landing. The left main gear collapsed and a fire broke out.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
copilot - improper level off
pilot in command - inadequate supervision of flight
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - overload failure
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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