Accident description
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| Status: | |
| Date: | 10 JUL 1969 |
| Time: | 10:25 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-3B-202A |
| Operator: | J.H. Logsdon |
| Registration: | N139D |
| C/n / msn: | 2027 |
| First flight: | 1938 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 25 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Malcolm Island, BC (Canada) |
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Malcolm Island, BC, Canada |
| Duluth International Airport, MN (DLH/KDLH), United States of America |
Directional control was lost on takeoff; the aircraft swerved off the runway at a 60-70 knots speed and continued for 1500 feet before coming to rest. Some control locks were not removed during pre-flight checks. The takeoff was hurried to clear the runway for a landing aircraft.
Sources:
» NTSB
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
