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| Date: | Saturday 16 March 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-7B |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N359AA |
| MSN: | 45405 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 37 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oakland International Airport, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | San Francisco International Airport, CA |
| Oakland International Airport, CA |
Nose wheel collapsed on landing and skidded across the runway damaging the fuselage and propellors.
Sources:
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19630316.1.1&e=31-12-1962-31-12-1963--en--20--441-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19630316.1.2&srpos=443&e=31-12-1962-31-12-1963--en--20--441-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2024 11:14 | Cobar | Added |
| 10-Jun-2024 11:15 | ASN | Updated |
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