- Date
- March 11, 1971
- Place
- Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N25Douglas DC-3C
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4236 71/3/11 LUBBOCK,TEX DOUGLAS DC-3C CR- 0 0 3 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1427 N25 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC 46, 7774 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3364 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LUBBOCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUBBOCK,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP REMARKS- FLT FACILITIES CK.UN CTL ACFT VEER WITH DIF ENG PWR,ACFT DEPTD RWY,GR RAISED.TAILWHEEL NOT LOCKED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lubbock
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