Douglas DC3 accident near Burnet, TX
On July 21, 2018, a Douglas DC3 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Burnet, TX. 6 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 21, 2018
- Place
- Burnet, TX
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC3 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 6 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.737°N, 98.239°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180721X41413
Official records · WPR18FA201
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 21, 2018, about 0915 central daylight time, a Douglas DC-3 airplane, N47HL, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Burnet, Texas. The pilot, crew chief, and four passengers sustained serious injuries; one passenger sustained minor injuries; and the copilot and five passengers were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Representatives from the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) reported that all of the passengers were volunteers at the CAF wing and that the intention of the flight was to travel to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to attend an airshow. An intermediate fuel stop was planned at Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO), Sedalia, Missouri. The copilot reported that, during a discussion with the pilot before the flight, he told the pilot that his time in the airplane was low, that almost all his tailwheel time was in small airplanes. The pilot replied that “he was a 4,000-hour DC-3 pilot and that there weren't going to be any problems…if you could taxi it, you could fly it." Additionally, they briefed that the copilot would conduct the takeoff and be the pilot flying and that the pilot would be the pilot monitoring. The pilot stated that the airplane would be heavier than what the copilot was used to and that “it might be necessary to help the tail up.” He asked the copilot if he was “comfortable taking off with a heavy airplane,” and the copilot responded that he was. The copilot stated that the pilot taxied the airplane to the run-up area, where they completed all pretakeoff checks
Probable cause
The copilot's failure to maintain directional control during the initial takeoff roll and the pilot's failure to adequately monitor the copilot during the takeoff and his delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane briefly becoming airborne and subsequently experiencing an aerodynamic stall.
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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.
