- Date
- March 24, 1983, 16:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, MO
- Injuries
- 29 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N38941Douglas DC-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 33374
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
Analysis
On taxi for takeoff the acft left propeller struck a parked unoccupied acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38941
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6332
- Airframe hours
- 64,706
- Engine
- P&W R-1820G202A, 1,250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Crystal Shamrock Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · August 20, 1983 · 12 hours before
- Destination
- RST · Rochester, MN
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SGF · Springfield Reg.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,060 total · 1,750 in this make and model · 8,500 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Observed at
- SGF