# NTSB CAN70AF541: Douglas DC-3A, N139D, Malcolm Is, Canada, July 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1969
- Place: Malcolm Is, Canada · MALCOLM IS, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 23 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157763
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CAN70AF541
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN70AF541

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0082  69/7/10    MALCOLM IS,CAN      DOUGLAS DC-3A       CR-  0  0  3  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1025                    N139D               PX-  0  0 22  CTR CARGO-D               50, 12900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2655 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MALCOLM IS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MALCOLM IS,CAN              DULUTH,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED BY THE GOVT OF CANADA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N139D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N139D-1970-10-26), registration cancelled 1970-10-26, S/N 2027, built 1938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3A
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (registry code 3021433) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Malcolm Is

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

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