Douglas DC-7B N359AA
16 March 1963 · Oakland, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 March 1963 at about 07:29 local time, a Douglas DC-7B registered N359AA, operated by American Airlines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Oakland, California, United States. 44 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 07:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oakland, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oakland Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-7B
- Registration
- N359AA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- American Airlines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 1-0025
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
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
NOSE WHEEL TIRE PRESSURE LOW. NOSE WHEEL STEERING ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE ZERO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-7B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1963 | Douglas DC-7B | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1963 | Douglas DC-7B | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1962 | Douglas DC-7B | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1962 | Douglas DC-7B | La Paz, South America | Pan American-Grace Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1962 | Douglas DC-7B | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1962 | Douglas DC-7B | Miami, Florida, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1963 | Douglas DC-7 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1963 | Vickers 810 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 8 |
| 3 Feb 1963 | Lockheed 1049H | San Francisco, California, United States | Slick Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Feb 1963 | Curtiss-Wrt C-46F | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1963 | Fairchild F-27 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Feb 1963 | Boeing 720B | Miami, Florida, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 43 |