- Date
- February 19, 1970
- Place
- Burbank, CA · BURBANK, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N31538Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report August 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 131284
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0010 70/2/19 BURBANK,CALIF DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 0 0 3 COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 0728 N31538 PX- 0 0 0 SCHED PASSG SRV UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLYWOOD BURBANK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BURBANK,CALIF PT.MUGU NAS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT CREW WEATHER BRIEFING - COMPANY DISPATCH WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- 50K GUSTS LIFTED TAIL.FTHR DMG DURG RCVRY OPS.COMPANY FLT DISPATCHER CLRD FLT IN UNFAVORABLE WIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31538
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Hollywood Burbank
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