Narrative:
The DC-4 passed over the threshold at 75 feet and 115 mph and touched down on the wet runway near an intersection. The aircraft could not be brought to a stop on the remaining runway length and overran by 195 feet.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 24 December 1946 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-4 |
| Operator: | United Airlines |
| Registration: | NC30050 |
| MSN: | 10450 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 41 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 45 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Los Angeles Airport, CA (LAX) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Los Angeles Airport, CA (LAX/KLAX), United States of America |
The DC-4 passed over the threshold at 75 feet and 115 mph and touched down on the wet runway near an intersection. The aircraft could not be brought to a stop on the remaining runway length and overran by 195 feet.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Piston Engine Airliner Production List / A.B. Eastwood, J. Roach, 1996» WAAS
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