# NTSB FTW62A0028: Douglas DC-3, N3588, Dallas, TX, April 18, 1962

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1962
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW62A0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW62A0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3588-1965-05-21), registration cancelled 1965-05-21, S/N 20178, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3) (registry code 3021401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Love

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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