- Date
- December 27, 1984, 21:15 local (Dec 28, 1984, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Naples, FL
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N139PBDouglas DC3A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31279
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Miscellaneous/other
Flight control,gust lock - not removedCause
Aircraft preflight - improperCause
Flt control syst,elevator control - locked
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff, the aircrew noted that the elevator control was locked. They declared an emergency & landed without causing damage to the acft. After landing, the elevator external gust lock was found still installed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N139PB
- Reported as
- Douglas DC3A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2239
- Airframe hours
- 10,653
- Engine
- P&W R-1830-92, 1,200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Provincetown-Boston Airlines
- Registered owner
- Provincetown-Boston Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- APF · Naples, FL
- Destination
- TPA · Tampa, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Ft Meyers
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 15,800 total · 4,350 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 60° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RSW, 22 nm away