- Date
- April 18, 1962
- Place
- Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3588Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191143
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-0009 62/4/18 DALLAS,TEX DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 3 0 0 TEST COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1625 N3588 PX- 0 0 0 UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOVE OPERATOR - PURDUE AIRLINES,INC. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT LACKED PROFICIENCY AND QUAL IN TYPE. PLTS SUPERIOR APPROVED FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3588
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Love
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