Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 13 January 1963
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-7
Owner/operator: Delta Air Lines
Registration Number: N4875C
Location: Memphis Municipal Airport, TN (MEM) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Pilot’s controls and observation systems (specifically brakes and flight controls)Pilot’s controls and observation systems (specifically brakes and flight controls)
Investigating Agency: CABCAB
Category: Accident
A Douglas DC-7 aircraft, operated by Delta Air Lines (N4875C, msn 44679), struck a Fairchild C-123B Provider on taxiway at Memphis Municipal Airport, Tennessee, during nighttime taxiing. The pilot of the DC-7 was killed, and the Provider sustained fire damage. The incident was likely caused by a failure by the pilot to properly observe and avoid other aircraft.A Douglas DC-7 aircraft, operated by Delta Air Lines (N4875C, msn 44679), struck a Fairchild C-123B Provider on taxiway at Memphis Municipal Airport, Tennessee, during nighttime taxiing. The pilot of the DC-7 was killed, and the Provider sustained fire damage. The incident was likely caused by a failure by the pilot to properly observe and avoid other aircraft.
Description
A Douglas DC-7 of Delta Air Lines (N4875C, msn 44679) was taxiing for takeoff at Memphis Municipal Airport, Tennessee, USA, when it struck a parked USAF Fairchild C-123B Provider (54-0589, msn 20038). The aircraft was taxiing on an unfamiliar taxiway at night. The pilot of the DC-7 was killed. The Provider was damaged by fire. PROBABLE CAUSE(S) pilot in command – failed to see and avoid other aircraft pilot in command – improper operation of brakes and/or flight controls
Primary Cause
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