Douglas DC-3A N742J
18 April 1969 · Cleveland, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 1969 at about 06:25 local time, a Douglas DC-3A registered N742J, operated by Carol Enterpri, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. 3 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 06:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cleveland, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hardwick
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3A
- Registration
- N742J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Carol Enterpri
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Atlanta, Ga → Nashville, Tenn
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3375
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
L GR LATCH WARNING SWITCH STUCK IN CONTACT PSN. . GR LTS SHOWED GR DOWN, LOCKED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1969 | Douglas DC-3A | Malcolm Is, Canada | Interstate Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1969 | Douglas DC-3A | Denver, Colorado, United States | Aspen Airways | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1969 | Douglas DC-3A | Chamblee, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-3A | Melcor Ocampo, Mexico | POR Avion, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jul 1968 | Douglas DC-3A | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Business Aircr | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1971 | Douglas DC-3A | Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States | World Aviation | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |