- Date
- June 12, 1979
- Place
- Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N427WDouglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790612022199A
- Case key
- 135849
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1682 79/6/12 FT LAUDERDALE,FL DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 8000 TIME - 0723 N427W PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EXECUTIVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FT LAUDERDALE,FL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT DID NOT HAVE DC-3 TYPE RATING-AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE NOT ISSUED SINCE ACFT IMPORTED TO US.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N427W
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Executive
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.