Douglas DC-3 N143D
18 March 1963 · Peoria, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 1963 at about 23:38 local time, a Douglas DC-3 registered N143D, operated by Ozark Air Lines, Inc., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Peoria, Illinois, United States. 15 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 23:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Peoria, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grtr Peoria
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3
- Registration
- N143D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Ozark Air Lines, Inc.
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 1-0026
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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
DESCENDED BELOW OBSTRUCTING TERRAIN. ACFT CONTINUED FLT, LANDED AT OHARE FLD. DAMAGED LEFT WING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Douglas DC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 1963 | Douglas DC-3 | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | Purdue Aeronautics Corp. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Dec 1963 | Douglas DC-3 | Kalispell, Montana, United States | West Coast Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1964 | Douglas DC-3 | Symours Bahamas, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1962 | Douglas DC-3 | Clinton, Iowa, United States | Ozark Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1962 | Douglas DC-3 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Purdue Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Jan 1962 | Douglas DC-3 | Big Trees, California, United States | Blatz Airlines, Inc. | Serious 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 |