Douglas DC-7 N824D
16 October 1965 · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 October 1965 at about 16:47 local time, a Douglas DC-7 registered N824D, operated by Eastern Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. 62 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Douglas Airport
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-7
- Registration
- N824D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0063
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
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
FIRE IN RIGHT WING AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 1965 | Douglas DC-7 | Atlanta Ga, Georgia, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 24 Jan 1965 | Douglas DC-7 | Denver Colo, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1966 | Douglas DC-7 | Antigua Bwi, Other-Foreign Countries | Airlift International, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1964 | Douglas DC-7 | Chantilly Va, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1966 | Douglas DC-7 | Denver Colo, Colorado, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1965 | Hughes 269A-1 | Lynch Ky, Kentucky, United States | Rotairport, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 195B | Imnaha Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Bell 204B | Georgetown Colo, Colorado, United States | Whirl-Wide HEL | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1965 | Piper PA28 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1965 | Navion B | Englewood Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1965 | Boeing A75N1 | Mesa Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |