# NTSB FTW70A0002: Douglas DC3A, N25661, Austin, TX, July 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1969
- Place: Austin, TX · AUSTIN, TX
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 23 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168655
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70A0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70A0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2175  69/7/19    AUSTIN,TEX          DOUGLAS DC3A        CR-  0  0  3  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1320                    N25661              PX-  0  0 20  BUSINESS                  47, 6500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUBLE L RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25661](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25661-2012-08-22), registration cancelled 2012-08-22, S/N 2206, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC3A
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (registry code 3021433) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Double L Ranch

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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