- Date
- March 27, 1975
- Place
- Dubois, PA · DUBOIS, PA
- Injuries
- 4 serious, 7 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6Douglas DC-3C
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1975
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79708
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0288 75/3/27 DUBOIS,PA DOUGLAS DC-3C CR- 0 3 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1435 N6 PX- 0 1 7 OTHER PUBLIC 55, 17177 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUBOIS-JEFFERSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DUBOIS,PA HARRISBURG,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-INEXPERIENCED,UNQUALIFIED PLT MADE TAKEOFF. COPILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEAT BELT NOT FASTENED WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 25000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 35 350 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 7 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FAA REGIONAL DIR ASSUMED L SEAT.PIC STANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Dubois-Jefferson
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