Douglas DC-4M CF-UXB
17 September 1971 · Sarasota, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 September 1971 at about 13:20 local time, a Douglas DC-4M registered CF-UXB, operated by Air Caicos, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sarasota, Florida, United States. 2 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 13:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sarasota, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sarasota
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-4M
- Registration
- CF-UXB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- Air Caicos
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → So.caicos
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- E-0016
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 UPLATCH UPPER LINK ASSY FAILED.UN LOWER GR BY EMER SYS DUE IMPROPER BOLT INSTALLED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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