Douglas DC-7 N6339C
18 May 1966 · Denver Colo, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 1966 at about 17:40 local time, a Douglas DC-7 registered N6339C, operated by United Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Denver Colo, Colorado, United States. 4 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 17:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Denver Colo, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Stapleton Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-7
- Registration
- N6339C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- United Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
NOSE WHEEL TIRE RECAP SEPARATED, STRUCK AND DISCONNECTED NOSE GEAR TORQUE LINK PINS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 1966 | Douglas DC-7 | Antigua Bwi, Other-Foreign Countries | Airlift International, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 1965 | Douglas DC-7 | Atlanta Ga, Georgia, United States | Riddle Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 16 Oct 1965 | Douglas DC-7 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1965 | Douglas DC-7 | Denver Colo, Colorado, United States | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |