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Douglas DC-3 N12907

26 September 2000 · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 September 2000 at about 10:35 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N12907 was involved in an accident near Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 10:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Charlotte Douglas (CLT)
Coordinates
35.2304, -80.9093
Aircraft
Douglas DC-3
Registration
N12907
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Positioning
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Anderson → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Bright
NTSB number
MIA00LA270

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

the right main brake locked after touchdown causing the airplane to yaw and depart the runway, resulting in the landing gear collapsing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After an approach to runway 5, and touched down at 85 knots, the airplane yawed right, exited the runway, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. Examination of the airplane revealed that a right main wheel brake had locked up, and the landing gear had collapsed. Inspection of the right main landing gear assembly and all associated components could not provide any determination as to what caused the main wheel brake to lockup. The brake assembly was broken down into its component parts and inspected. No evidence of malfunction could be detected. No contamination of the hydraulic fluid was evident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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