- Date
- July 9, 1978
- Place
- Richmond, IN · RICHMOND, IN
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 7 minor, 32 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N45873Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19780709042899A
- Case key
- 79690
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4435 78/7/9 RICHMOND,IN DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1008 TIME - 1415 N45873 PX- 0 3 37 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHMOND MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RICHMOND,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED REMARKS- SWAGED FITTING ON ELEVATOR CABLES BINDING ON STA 63 BULKHEAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45873
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Richmond Muni
N45873Registration cancelled Nov 14, 2012 · Douglas DC3C-S1C3GAirframe modelDouglas DC3C-S1C3GEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.