# Accident 20180721017529A: Douglas DC3, Burnet, TX, July 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2018, 09:15 local time
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7372° N, 98.2386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7372&lon=-98.2386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47HL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47HL-2020-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Douglas DC3 (registry code 3021401, https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC3
- Reported engine: P & W R-1830 SERIES
- People aboard: 13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 13
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180721017529A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR18FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA201), Jul 21, 2018: Douglas DC3 (N47HL), Burnet, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The 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,…

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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