Douglas DC-7BF N381
26 January 1962 · Detroit, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 January 1962 at about 10:01 local time, a Douglas DC-7BF registered N381, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Detroit, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:01
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Detroit Metro
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-7BF
- Registration
- N381
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Francisco, Calif → Boston, Mass
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
R NOSE GR BULKHEAD FITTING OF NOSE GR RETRACTINGLINK TUBE FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-7BF accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1968 | Douglas DC-7BF | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Universal Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1977 | Douglas DC-7BF | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | Safe Air Cargo | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1962 | Armstrong AW-650 | Rome, New York, United States | Capitol Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1962 | Sud Avn SE 210 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1962 | Boeing 720 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1962 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46R | Miami, Florida, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1962 | Boeing 720 | Albany, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1962 | Boeing 720B | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |