# Accident 19800411042259A: Doug DC3, Athol, ID, April 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Athol, ID
- Airport: Athol
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9471° N, 116.7076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athol, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9471&lon=-116.7076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64490, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64490-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800411042259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EARLY LIFTOFF FAILED TO OBTAIN CLIMB SPEED. WENT INTO NOSE-HIGH VERTICAL BANK. STRUCK TREES. BELOW POWER CURVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA80FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA025), Apr 11, 1980: Douglas DC-3C (N64490), Athol, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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