- Date
- December 13, 1977
- Place
- Evansville, IN · EVANSVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 29 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N51071Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1978
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19771213042839A
- Case key
- 79688
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4093 77/12/13 EVANSVILLE,IN DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 3 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1922 N51071 PX- 26 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 42, 9100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 4600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EVANSVILLE RGNL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP INDIANAPOLIS,IN NASHVILLE,TN EVANSVILLE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RUDDER,R AIL CTL LOCKS INSTALLED.REAR CG AFT OF OPTIMUM RANGE BUT FORWARD OF REARMOST LIMIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51071
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Evansville Rgnl
N51071Registration cancelled Apr 21, 2011 · 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.