- Date
- December 5, 1978
- Place
- Lorida, FL · LORIDA, FL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N25656Douglas DC3
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781205041369A
- Case key
- 139219
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3633 78/12/5 NR.LORIDA,FL DOUGLAS DC3 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 28, 280 TIME - 0500 N25656 PX- 2 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SEBRING,FL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT SEL CERTIFICATED.ELEVATOR GUST LOCK FOUND IN EARLY PART OF CRASH PATH BFR BREAK UP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25656
- Reported as
- Douglas DC3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N25656Registration cancelled Sep 27, 2011 · Douglas DC3Airframe modelDouglas DC3Engine modelWright C9GC&D series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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