# Accident 19940131001259A: Doug DC3C, Anderson, IN, January 31, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1994, 11:29 local time
- Place: Anderson, IN
- Airport: Anderson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VLLA
- Location: 40.1309° N, 85.7603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1309&lon=-85.7603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N907Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N907Z-2009-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3C (registry code 3021457, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90D (registry code 51622, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-90d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC3C
- Reported engine: PWA R183092A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940131001259A

## Narrative

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

COPILOT MAKING TAKEOFF. VEERED LEFT OVER CORRECTED. PILOT TOOK OVER. POOR TRACTION ON RECOVERY. STRUCK VASI LIGHT.

## 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 CHI94LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA074), Jan 31, 1994: Douglas DC3C (N907Z), Anderson, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot in command's inadequate remedial action after a loss of directional control during the takeoff ground roll. Related factors are the copilot's failure to maintain directional control, and…

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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