Douglas DC-7 crash, Sep 26, 1961, Norfolk-Chambers Field...
Douglas DC-7 accident on September 26, 1961 near Norfolk-Chambers Field NAS Virginia, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Loss of directional...
- Date: September 26, 1961
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-7
- Location: Norfolk-Chambers Field NAS Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of directional control on the landing roll from improper use of propeller reversing and braking, with the captain's limited familiarity with the hydraulic failure systems as a contributing factor
An Overseas National Airways Douglas DC 7 N317A on a positioning flight from New York to Norfolk Chambers Field NAS to carry US Army troops lost its primary hydraulic system on approach. It touched down about 275 feet past the threshold, veered left off the runway and struck an embankment, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair with all five crew uninjured.