Douglas DC-7 N6311C
14 October 1962 · Sacramento, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 October 1962 at about 00:34 local time, a Douglas DC-7 registered N6311C, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Sacramento, California, United States. 39 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 00:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sacramento, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-7
- Registration
- N6311C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Fresno, Calif → Eugene, Oreg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0058
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
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
HI FREQ FATIGUE FAILURE OF VERT STAB, DUE FLUTTERINDUCD BY RUDDER ATTACH AND BEARING ASSY FAILURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1962 | Douglas DC-7 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 28 Sep 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1964 | Douglas DC-7 | Chantilly Va, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1964 | Douglas DC-7 | Richmond Va, Virginia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
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 | - |