# NTSB FTW71AF060: Douglas DC-3C, N25, Lubbock, TX, March 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1971
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF060

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25-1971-03-23), registration cancelled 1971-03-23, S/N 10243, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3C
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3C 1830-94](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-1830-94) (registry code 3021469) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lubbock

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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