- Date
- March 13, 1981
- Place
- Mcallen, TX · MCALLEN, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N60705Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810313029339I
- Case key
- 126662
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0008 81/3/13 MCALLEN,TX DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1900 N60705 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 47, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 1800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCALLEN,TX VERA CRUZ,MX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE COPILOT - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PLT RPRTD L PROP LOCKED UP.1ST OFFICER ACTIVATED POSITIVE GEAR LOCK BFR GEAR REACHED OVRCTR PSN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60705
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Miller Intl
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.