Douglas DC-3C/BT-67R accident near Newton, WI
On March 15, 1997, a Douglas DC-3C/BT-67R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newton, WI. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 15, 1997
- Place
- Newton, WI
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-3C/BT-67R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.990°N, 87.730°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07496
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 15, 1997, at 1528 central standard time (cst), a Douglas DC-3C/BT-67R, TZ389, operated by an airline transport pilot, was destroyed when during cruise formation flight with a Beechcraft A-36, N3657A, the two airplanes collided. Both airplanes subsequently departed controlled flight and impacted the terrain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aerial photography flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. Neither pilot had filed a flight plan. Both pilots on the DC-3C/BT-67R, and the pilot and passenger on the A-36 were fatally injured. The flight originated at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, at 1400 cst. An employee of Basler Turbo Conversions, Incorporated, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the company which employed the three pilots and passenger of the two airplanes, stated that when he arrived at the company on the day of the accident, the passenger was already there. The witness said that the first officer arrived at 1015 cst and began a pre-flight inspection of the DC-3C. The pilot-in-command arrived at 1030 cst. The DC-3C was scheduled for two flights that day. The first flight was scheduled to takeoff at 1100 cst. The purpose of the flight was to put some flying hours on the DC-3C. The purpose of the second flight was to fly in formation with the A-36 and allow the passenger on the A-36 to take aerial photographs of the DC-3C. The witness said that the DC-3C took off on its first flight at 1100 cst. He said that the airplane flew for approximately one hour and a half before landing back at Oshkosh, Wisconsin at approxima
Probable cause
failure of the Beech A36 pilot to maintain clearance from the modified Douglas DC-3, while positioning the A36 for photography of the DC-3.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
