- Date
- December 21, 1967
- Place
- Denver, CO · DENVER, CO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N65276Douglas DC-3C
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112544
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0028 67/12/21 DENVER,COLO DOUGLAS DC-3C CR- 2 0 0 NS/CTR REVENUE CARGO DOM ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1600 N65276 PX- 0 0 0 34, 13011 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 4860 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STAPELTON INTL OPERATOR - FRONTIER AIRLINES,INC. 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 - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT- TOOKOFF WITH ELEVATOR EXTERNAL CONTROL LOCK INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65276
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Stapelton Intl
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