Douglas DC-7C N356AL
28 September 1968 · Miami, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 1968 at about 18:04 local time, a Douglas DC-7C registered N356AL, operated by Airlift International, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Miami, 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 18:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miami Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-7C
- Registration
- N356AL
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Airlift International, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0061
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
UNABLE TO ROTATE.CONTROLS LOCKED BY ENGAGED AUTO-PILOT.OVERRAN RNWY.NOSE GR BROKE DUE TO SIDE LOAD
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-7C accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1968 | Douglas DC-7C | Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States | Universal Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1966 | Douglas DC-7C | Miami Fla, Florida, United States | Modern Air Transport, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1966 | Douglas DC-7C | Tokyo, Other-Foreign Countries | Airlift International, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1966 | Douglas DC-7C | Saigon, Asia | Airlift International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1963 | Douglas DC-7C | Annette Isld, Alaska, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 101 |
| 21 Jun 1973 | Douglas DC-7C | Miami, Florida, United States | Warnaco, Inc | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |