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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Douglas DC3 · Burnet, TX · July 21, 2018

Date: July 21, 2018 · 09:15 local
Place: Burnet, TX
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N47HL
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR18FA201
Reported as: Douglas DC3
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series
People aboard: 13
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 13
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,500 total2,500 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N47HLRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2020 · Douglas DC3S/N 27203 · Built 1943 Airframe modelDouglas DC3 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The recently type rated copilot was attempting takeoff when the captain took control and continued the attempted takeoff. The aircraft was not in control and struck the left wing on the ground and then departed the runway area coming to an abrupt stop along a drainage ditch and taxiway paralleling the runway. The damage resulted in a fire and injuries along with the acquired structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE RECENTLY TYPE RATED COPILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF WHEN THE CAPTAIN TOOK CONTROL AND CONTINUED THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT IN CONTROL AND STRUCK THE LEFT WING ON THE GROUND AND THEN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AREA COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP ALONG A DRAINAGE DITCH AND TAXIWAY PARALLELING THE RUNWAY. THE DAMAGE RESULTED IN A FIRE AND INJURIES ALONG WITH THE ACQUIRED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR18FA201Accident · Serious injuriesClass 2 · FieldFinal reportBurnet, TXThe copilot's failure to maintain directional control during the initial takeoff roll and the pilot's failure to adequately monitor the copilot during the takeoff and his delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane briefly becoming airborne and…Jul 21, 2018 · Destroyed