- Date
- March 19, 1972
- Place
- Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 14 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N33327Douglas DC3A
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166346
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1462 72/3/19 NR.FT LAUDERDALE,FLA DOUGLAS DC3A CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1930 N33327 PX- 0 0 12 CORP/EXEC 49, 23722 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 8547 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEECH MTN,NC OPA LOCKA,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- 90PCNT OF FABRIC SEPD FRM RUDDER.ONE RUDDER RIB SEPD FRM TRAILING EDGE STRUCTURE.LNDD OKAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33327
- Reported as
- Douglas DC3A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage