Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 20 January 1968
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-7B
Owner/operator: Trk Hava Yollari – THY, lsf Transair Sweden
Registration Number: SE-ERC
Location: Mnchen-Riem Airport (MUC) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38
Component Affected: Nose GearNose Gear
Category: Accident
On landing, the nose gear of a leased DC-7 aircraft collapsed, causing it to run off the runway. The incident is currently under investigation with an undetermined cause.On landing, the nose gear of a leased DC-7 aircraft collapsed, causing it to run off the runway. The incident is currently under investigation with an undetermined cause.
Description
The nose gear collapsed on landing and the DC-7, which was leased from Transair Sweden, ran off the runway. PROBABLE CAUSE: Undetermined.
Primary Cause
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