Douglas DC-3 N18916
9 April 1966 · Ft Lauderdale Fla, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 April 1966 at about 18:15 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N18916 was involved in an accident during in flight near Ft Lauderdale Fla, Florida, 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 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ft Lauderdale Fla, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ft.lauderdale/Hol
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N18916
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 2-0311
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
SPRING LOADED MECH LDG GEAR LATCH HAD FILM OF SUBSTANCE NORMALLY ASSOCIATED SANDY TERRAIN, SALT AIR
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | El Dorado Ark, Arkansas, United States | Trans-Texas Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Norfolk Nebr, Nebraska, United States | North Central Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Aug 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Merida Mex, Mexico | Lauderdale LEA | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Los Angeles Calif, California, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1966 | Douglas DC-3 | Rapid City S Dak, South Dakota, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |