Accident description
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| 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 |
| Engines: | 2 Wright R-1820 |
| 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 Airport, SK (Canada) |
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Malcolm Island Airport, SK, 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.
The co-pilot on this flight, reported to ASN that all control surface locks were removed before take-off. He said "The NTSB came to their conclusion by finding streamers from control locks on the airfield."
Events:
Sources:
» NTSB
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Malcolm Island Airport, SK to Duluth International Airport, MN as the crow flies is 1306 km (816 miles).
Distance from Malcolm Island Airport, SK to Duluth International Airport, MN as the crow flies is 1306 km (816 miles).
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.
