Flugunfall 28 JUN 1971 einer Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) N90627 - Shelter Cove, CA
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:Montag 28 Juni 1971
Zeit:18:00
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Fluggesellschaft:Lake Riverside Estates
Kennzeichen: N90627
Werknummer: 4642
Baujahr: 1942
Triebwerk: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 3
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 15 / Insassen: 21
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 17 / Insassen: 24
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Shelter Cove, CA (   USA)
Flugphase: Start (TOF)
Betriebsart:Inländischer außerplanmäßiger Passagierflug
Flug von:Shelter Cove Airport, CA, USA
Flug nach:San Jose Municipal Airport, CA (SJC/KSJC), USA
Unfallbericht:
The DC-3 wasn't able to gain height on takeoff from the 3000 feet Shelter Cove runway. The wheels left the ground twice, but the aircraft touched down again 150 feet past the runway end. The undercarriage struck a transformer and the no. 1 engine struck the roof of a sewage disposal building. The DC-3 became airborne again and arched downward over the cliffs, into the ocean and crashed 150 yds offshore. The pilot had failed to remove the rudder and elevator gust locks.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
miscellaneous acts,conditions - gust locks engaged
FACTOR:
miscellaneous acts,conditions - aircraft came to rest in water

Informationsquelle:
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